Coronavirus kills 919 people in Italy in just 24 hours – the worst daily toll anywhere in the world since crisis began
CORONAVIRUS has killed 919 people in Italy in just 24 hours – the highest daily death toll yet. The startling figure represents the biggest one day tally since the deadly outbreak began in Wuhan, China. ⚠️ Read our coronavirus live blog for the latest news & updates The country’s overall death toll now stands at […]
CORONAVIRUS has killed 919 people in Italy in just 24 hours – the highest daily death toll yet.
The startling figure represents the biggest one day tally since the deadly outbreak began in Wuhan, China.
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The country’s overall death toll now stands at 9,134, revealed experts from the Civil Protection Agency.
Prior to today, the largest daily tally was registered on March 21 in Italy, when 793 people died.
The total number of cases rose to 86,498 from a previous 80,539, taking Italy’s total past that of China.
Hard-hit Lombardy also reported a steep rise in fatalities with a total of 5,402 deaths and 37,298 cases.
However, the authorities said 10,950 previously infected people had fully recovered by today, a rise of 581.
There were also 3,732 people in intensive care against the 3,612 reported yesterday.
Friday’s cumulative death toll included 50 fatalities which had actually occurred on Thursday in the Piedmont region, but whose notification arrived too late to be included in yesterday’s official figures.
This led to some confusion and some media outlets have reported the death toll as 969.
Italy is in its third week of lockdown and the health system is struggling to cope with the world’s largest outbreak.
A government decree prohibits people from leaving their homes except to go to work, to shop for food or other necessities, to exercise or walk dogs for brief periods, or to perform essential tasks like caring for an elderly relative.
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In the northern Lombardy region, where the outbreak began, there are even more stringent restrictions.
Earlier today we told how the number killed by in Spain soared by 769 in a day with 10,000 health workers now infected.
The shocking death toll – revealed at lunchtime – is a record one-day figure for fatalities in the hard-hit country and takes the total now dead to 4,858.
Official figures also reveal the number of cases jumped to 64,059 – including thousands of victims working on the frontline.
The number of health workers infected with the virus has now reached nearly 9,500.
On Tuesday the figure stood at 5,400, an increase of 1,490 on the previous day.
Today the authorities revealed 9,444 health workers have now tested positive for Covid-19.
The revelation, made by Fernando Simon, is a jump of around 4,000 in three days.
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He said: “The number of health workers with coronavirus is a high figure, more than in other countries.
“It’s one of the concerns we have and we are working on it.”
Spain has been slammed for its handling of the pandemic and medics have complained about lack of protection.