After entering Italy, the coronavirus (COVID-19) spread fast. The strict lockdown implemented by the government during the Spring 2020 helped to slow down the outbreak. However, the country had to face four new harsh waves of contagion. As of January 1, 2025, the total number of cases reported by the authorities reached over 26.9 million. The north of the country was mostly hit, and the region with the highest number of cases was Lombardy, which registered almost 4.4 million of them. The north-eastern region of Veneto and the southern region of Campania followed in the list. When adjusting these figures for the population size of each region, however, the picture changed, with the region of Veneto being the area where the virus had the highest relative incidence. Coronavirus in Italy Italy has been among the countries most impacted by the coronavirus outbreak. Moreover, the number of deaths due to coronavirus recorded in Italy is significantly high, making it one of the countries with the highest fatality rates worldwide, especially in the first stages of the pandemic. In particular, a very high mortality rate was recorded among patients aged 80 years or older. Impact on the economy The lockdown imposed during the Spring 2020, and other measures taken in the following months to contain the pandemic, forced many businesses to shut their doors and caused industrial production to slow down significantly. As a result, consumption fell, with the sectors most severely hit being hospitality and tourism, air transport, and automotive. Several predictions about the evolution of the global economy were published at the beginning of the pandemic, based on different scenarios about the development of the pandemic. According to the official results, it appeared that the coronavirus outbreak had caused Italy’s GDP to shrink by approximately nine percent in 2020.

Date created: November 2023Update frequency: Daily from Mon to Friday, excluding statutory holidays.Accuracy: Points of consideration for interpretation of the data:The data was extracted by Ottawa Public Health from the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care’s integrated Public Health Information System (iPHIS) and COVID-19 Case and Contact Management solution (CCM). IPHIS and CCM are dynamic disease reporting systems that allow for ongoing updates to data previously entered. The data extracted from iPHIS and CCM represent a snapshot at the time of extraction and may differ in previous or subsequent reports.Data are presented for confirmed outbreaks and all outbreaks met the outbreak definitions at the time of reporting.Data fields:Type of Outbreak - textOutbreak Name – textFacility Type – textOutbreak Location Details – textStart Date – Date outbreak declaredEnd Date – Date outbreak declared overAetiologic agent - textAuthor: OPH Epidemiology TeamAuthor email: OPH-Epidemiology@ottawa.caMaintainer Organization: Epidemiology & Evidence, Ottawa Public Health

The following dashboards provide data on contagious respiratory viruses, including acute respiratory diseases, COVID-19, influenza (flu), and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) in Massachusetts. The data presented here can help track trends in respiratory disease and vaccination activity across Massachusetts.