Italy’s death toll surpasses China at 3,405
ITALY’S death toll from the coronavirus outbreak has risen to 3,405, surpassing the 3,245 fatalities reported in China.
The death toll rose by 14.3 per cent from Wednesday, the Italian Civil Protection Agency says in its daily bulletin, also reporting a 14.9-per-cent hike in the total number of contagions, to 41,035.
Recoveries are up by 10.3 per cent to 4,440, while the number of intensive care patients – a closely watched figure given the shortage of hospital beds – has risen by 10.7 per cent, to 2,498.
Lazio, the region that includes Rome, reports 823 cases and 38 deaths