Italy has overtaken China as the country with the most coronavirus-related deaths in the world after reporting 3,405 fatalities from the Covid-19 pandemic.
Borrelli said 33,190 people are currently infected with the coronavirus in Italy, 4,480 more than Wednesday.
That compares to daily rise of 2,648 yesterday.
He said 4,440 people have recovered from COVID-19 in Italy, 415 more than Wednesday. The daily figure on Wednesday was 1,084. The total number of infected, including those who have died and those who have since recovered, has risen to 41,035.
