Italy's daily coronavirus death toll falls, new cases broadly stable

Deaths from the COVID-19 epidemic in Italy climbed by 274 on Thursday, against 369 the day before, the Civil Protection Agency said, while the daily tally of new infections declined marginally to 1,401 from 1,444 on Wednesday. The total death toll since the outbreak came to light on Feb. 21 now stands at 29,958, the agency said, the third highest in the world after the United States and Britain. People registered as currently carrying the illness in Italy fell to 89,624 from 91,528 the day before.