The Italian civil protection agency said Friday that 9,134 people have died with the coronavirus in Italy, 969 up on the number given on Thursday.
This was the highest daily rise in the number of deaths anywhere in the world since the start of the COVID-19 outbreak, although around 50 of the deaths were cases carried over after not being included in Thursday’s data.
Italian News Agency ANSA reports that the the previous daily high was the 793 deaths reported in Italy on Saturday. The department said 66,414 people are currently infected with the coronavirus in Italy, 4,401 up on Thursday. That compared to Thursday’s daily rise of 4,492.
Italian army soldiers wearing protective suits transport coffins onto military trucks from the Bergamo area to the cemetery of Cinisello Balsamo, near Milan, Cinisello Balsamo, 27 March 2020. Italy now has 80,589 covid-19 cases, 8,215 deaths and 10,361 recovered. EPA-EFE/Andrea Fasani
epa08326599 Italian army soldiers wearing protective suits transport coffins onto military trucks from the Bergamo area to the cemetery of Cinisello Balsamo, near Milan, Cinisello Balsamo, 27 March 2020. Italy now has 80,589 covid-19 cases, 8,215 deaths and 10,361 recovered. EPA-EFE/Andrea Fasani
epa08326602 Italian army soldiers wearing protective suits transport coffins onto military trucks from the Bergamo area to the cemetery of Cinisello Balsamo, near Milan, Cinisello Balsamo, 27 March 2020. Italy now has 80,589 covid-19 cases, 8,215 deaths and 10,361 recovered. EPA-EFE/Andrea Fasani
epa08326607 Italian army soldiers wearing protective suits transport coffins onto military trucks from the Bergamo area to the cemetery of Cinisello Balsamo, near Milan, Cinisello Balsamo, 27 March 2020. Italy now has 80,589 covid-19 cases, 8,215 deaths and 10,361 recovered. EPA-EFE/Andrea Fasani
epaselect epa08326594 Italian army soldiers wearing protective suits transport coffins onto military trucks from the Bergamo area to the cemetery of Cinisello Balsamo, near Milan, Cinisello Balsamo, 27 March 2020. Italy now has 80,589 covid-19 cases, 8,215 deaths and 10,361 recovered. EPA-EFE/Andrea Fasani
It said 10,950 people have now recovered from the coronavirus in Italy, up 589 in 24 hours. On Thursday the daily rise was 999. The overall number of people to have been infected in Italy, including the deceased and the recovered, is now 86,498.
That means Italy has overtaken China, which is steady on 81,897 cases. Italy has also overtaken the USA’s 86,102 infections, John Hopkins University said Friday.
