The road in front of the Supreme Court is seen empty in Rome, Italy, April 3, 2020.(Photo by Alberto Lingria/Xinhua)
ROME, April 4 (Xinhua) -- Italy has registered a total of 124,632 coronavirus infections as of Saturday, according to fresh data released by the country's Civil Protection Department.
With 681 more deaths in the past 24 hours, the death toll in the country has increased to 15,362 since the coronavirus pandemic first broke out in northern Italy on Feb. 21.
Speaking during a televised press conference, Civil Protection Department Chief Angelo Borrelli confirmed that there were 2,886 new active coronavirus infections compared to Friday, bringing the nationwide total to 88,274 cases.
Of those infected, 29,010 are hospitalized, 3,994 are in intensive care and the rest are quarantined at home, Borrelli said.
He added that there were 1,238 more recoveries compared to Friday, bringing that total to 20,996. ■
