Covid, one million Lombards infected "Cases maybe 100 times more than registered"
One million cases in Lombardy, out of ten million inhabitants, this could be the order of magnitude of the epidemic in our region, out of a total of 5 million infected Italians.
IN PICTURES - The Health Department says "no immediate explanation".
For the first time since the start of the covid-19 epidemic, the authorities published on Friday 3 April figures showing an "exceptional excess of mortality" in Seine-Saint-Denis, the poorest territory of the metropolis where the undertakers are "overwhelmed".
According to figures published by INSEE, the mortality rate rose by 63% in the department between the week of 14-20 March and that of 21-27 March. Plus 63% more deaths in one week. On Thursday evening, during his daily update on the health situation related to Covid-19, Jérôme Salomon, the Director General of Health, had mentioned an excess of mortality in the department of Seine-Saint-Denis, without revealing any figures.