The number of people who have died from coronavirus in Italy has set a new daily record. According to data released by Civil Protection, there were 793 deaths in the last 24 hours. This brings the total death toll to 4,825. At the same time, however, 6,072 people in Italy have recovered after contracting the coronavirus, 943 more than yesterday.

Currently positive cases stand at 17,370 in Lombardy, 5,661 in Emilia-Romagna, 4,214 in Veneto, 3,506 in Piedmont, 1,997 in Marche, 1,905 in Tuscany, 1,159 in Liguria, 1,086 in Lazio, 793 in Campania, 666 in Friuli Venezia Giulia, 720 in the Autonomous Province of Trento, 600 in the Autonomous Province of Bolzano, 642 in Puglia, 458 in Sicily, 494 in Abruzzo, 447 in Umbria, 304 in Valle d'Aosta, 321 in Sardinia, 225 in Calabria, 47 in Molise and 66 in Basilicata.

To know the official number of coronavirus deaths, we will have to wait for the Iss assessment

It is important to stress that all the people who died were genuinely affected by the coronavirus. However, it is not certain that they died as a direct result of the disease. Many of them had pre-existing conditions and, while the clinical picture was certainly made worse by Covid-19, it cannot be said that their deaths are attributable to it (or at least not solely). It is for this reason that the number of "coronavirus victims", in the strict sense, can only be confirmed once the Istituto superiore di sanità has established the actual cause of death.