CATANIA, ITALY - APRIL 16: The Italian Red Cross ambulance during the transport of a Covid19 patient with a high-biocontainment stretcher from the Infectious Diseases ward of the Cannizzaro hospital on April 16, 2020 in Catania Italy. The Italian government continues to enforce the nationwide lockdown measures to control the spread of COVID-19, even if some businesses categories are slowly reopening. (Photo by Fabrizio Villa/Getty Images)
At least 27,682 people with Covid-19 have now died in Italy since the beginning of the crisis, data from the Italian Civil Protection Agency showed Wednesday.
The number of active cases in the country stands at 104,657. The total number of cases in Italy, including deaths and recoveries, is now 203,591.
More than 20,000 health workers have been infected with coronavirus, according to the National Institute for Health. At least 153 doctors have died of coronavirus, according to the Association of Doctors.
