BREAKING: Italy death toll rises by another 683
Another 683 people have died in Italy after testing positive forThe Civil Protection Agency confirmed the numbers on Wednesday, which were a decline in the daily tally of fatalities following a spike the day before. On Tuesday 743 people died, following 602 deaths on Monday, 650 on Sunday and a record of 793 on Saturday – the highest daily figure since the outbreak was detected in the country on February 21.
However, there was a sharp increase in Covid-19 recoveries – 9,362 were back to health on Wednesday, compared to 8,326 the day before. The head of the agency, Angelo Borrelli, was not present at the usual news conference to announce the figures as he was being tested for the virus himself, after he came down with a fever on Wednesday.Visit our live blog for the latest updates:
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