Rome: Rome Mayor Virginia Raggi said the Covid-19 virus is an injury that hurt the whole country, after observing a minute’s silence at noon. Italy observed a minute of silence and few flags at half mast Tuesday to mourn the 11,591 people, who have died from the Covid-19.

The day of mourning marks a month in which Italy saw more deaths from a single disaster than at any time since World War II. The nation of 60 million people has recorded nearly a third of all fatalities caused by the disease around the world. Covid-19 was first detected in Italy near the northern city of Milan in late February.

Rome Mayor Virginia Raggi said that together, we will get through this, at a ceremony held outside Rome’s city hall. Vatican City also flew its yellow-and-white flags at half mast in solidarity with the rest of Italy. The Italian government imposed an unprecedented lockdown three weeks ago to help stem the spread of a virus that has now officially infected more than 100,000 people in the country. The government decided to extend the shutdown Monday until at least mid-April.

Stores and restaurants are not expected to start opening until at least May and no official is willing to predict when life might return to the way it was just a month ago. “The sacrifice we make when we are asked to stay at home is necessary to save all of us,” the Rome mayor said. Italy reported 812 deaths on Monday. Its single day record was 969 on Friday the highest daily count recorded anywhere in the world.