Italy records 743 deaths from coronavirus in one day and total reaches 6.820
The total number of confirmed cases in Italy rose to 69.176 from 63.927 previously, an increase of 8,2%, in line with Monday's growth rate (23).
Reuters The death toll from a coronavirus outbreak in Italy rose by 743 to 6.820, the head of the country's Civil Protection Agency said on Tuesday, reversing the decline in deaths seen in the previous two days.
On Monday, 602 people died, following 650 deaths on Sunday and 793 on Saturday — the highest daily number since the outbreak came to light in Italy on February 21.
The total number of confirmed cases in Italy has risen to 69.176 from 63.927, an increase of 8,2%, in line with Monday's growth rate, the Civil Protection Agency reported.
Of those originally infected nationwide, 8.326 had fully recovered by Tuesday, compared with 7.432 the previous day. There were 3.396 people in intensive care, up from 3.204 before.
The northern region of Lombardy, the hardest hit, remained in a critical situation, with a total of 4.178 deaths and 30.703 cases. In comparison, on Monday there were 3.776 deaths and 28.761 reported cases.