Italy coronavirus deaths rise by 812, number of new cases falls sharply
Italy on Monday reported 812 new deaths from the novel coronavirus, bringing the total number of victims to 11,591, still the highest in the world. However, the latest figures provided by the Italian Civil Protection Department showed a clear slowdown in the number of new contagions, which grew by only 2% to reach 75,528 -- the lowest percentage since the beginning of the outbreak.
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- Published Date: 07:19 | 30 March 2020
- Modified Date: 07:49 | 30 March 2020
The death toll from an outbreak of coronavirus in Italy climbed by 812 to 11,591, the Civil Protection Agency said on Monday, reversing two days of declines in the daily rate.
However, the number of new cases rose by just 4,050, the lowest amount since March 17, hitting a total 101,739 from a previous 97,689.
Some 5,217 cases were recorded on Sunday and 5,974 on Saturday.
Of those originally infected nationwide, 14,620 had fully recovered on Monday, compared to 13,030 the day before. There were 3,981 people in intensive care, up from a previous 3,906.
Italy has registered more deaths than anywhere else in the world and accounts for more than a third of all global fatalities from the virus.
Italy's largest daily toll from the five-week-old epidemic was registered on Friday, when 919 people died. There were 889 deaths on Saturday and 756 on Sunday.