Italian daily coronavirus deaths jump 36% to 631
International Desk Published: 11 March 2020, 08:24 AM
An Italian soldier and border police officer wear masks as they monitor Rome's Termini train station, March 10, 2020, after the government extended a coronavirus containment order previously limited to the country’s north to the rest of the country. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)
The death toll from an outbreak of coronavirus in Italy has jumped by 168 to 631, an increase of 36%, the Civil Protection Agency said on Tuesday, the largest rise in absolute numbers since the contagion came to light on Feb. 21, reports Reuters.
The total number of cases in Italy, the European country hardest hit by the virus in Europe, rose to 10,149 from a previous 9,172, an increase of 10.7%.
The head of the agency said that, of those originally infected, 1,004 had fully recovered compared to 724 the day before. Some 877 people were in intensive care against a previous 733.
