Italy becomes country with most coronavirus deaths
by Jon Henley, Europe correspondent, and Kim Willsher from Science | The Guardian on (#50YCX)
Rome announces 427 new fatalities as lockdown measures are extended in France
Italy's death toll from the coronavirus has overtaken China's as authorities in Rome announced 427 new fatalities in the past 24 hours, taking the country's total to 3,405 - more than the 3,245 recorded in China, where the outbreak began late last year.
As European governments struggle to contain the rapidly spreading epidemic and China, for the first time, reported no new cases, the Civil Protection Agency said on Thursday that the total number of infections in Italy rose to 41,035 from 35,713 - a near 15% increase.
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