MILAN: Deaths from the COVID-19 epidemic in Italy climbed by 44 on Sunday (Jun 14), the Civil Protection Agency said, while the tally of new cases ...
A man runs past taxis on the Piazza del Popolo, after Italy opened its borders to European countries allowing free movement after the coronavirus lockdown, in Rome, Italy. REUTERS/Yara NardiMILAN: Deaths from the COVID-19 epidemic in Italy climbed by 44 on Sunday , the Civil Protection Agency said, while the tally of new cases increased by 338.
The total death toll since the outbreak came to light on Feb 21 now stands at 34,345, the agency said, the fourth highest in the world after those of the United States, Britain and Brazil.The number of confirmed cases amounts to 236,989, the seventh highest global tally behind those of the United States, Russia, Brazil, Spain, Britain and India.
The northern region of Lombardy, where the outbreak was first identified, remains by far the worst affected of Italy's 20 regions, accounting for 244 of the 338 new cases reported on Sunday.AdvertisementThere were 209 people in intensive care on Sunday, down from 220 on Saturday, maintaining a long-running decline. Of those originally infected, 176,370 were declared recovered against 174,865 a day earlier.
The agency said 2.847 million people had been tested for the virus as of Saturday, against 2.817 million on Saturday, out of a population of around 60 million.
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