11 dead, 323 confirmed cases of COVID-19 reported in Italy

More people wear masks commuting in Milan, Italy, February 24, 2020. /Reuters

A total of 323 confirmed cases of the COVID-19 were reported in Italy on Tuesday, with 11 deaths, according to the country's ministry of health.

The four Italian regions of Trentino-South Tyrol, Liguria, Tuscany and Sicily all reported their first confirmed cases on Tuesday, and the virus has spread to nine regions.