Coronavirus: Death toll in Italy surges by 793 to 4,825 in past 24 hours
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| Updated on: 22 March 2020, 8:51 IST
Italy's COVID-19 death toll has surged by 793 over the past 24 hours, which is a new record high increase, and has reached 4,825, the head of the country's Civil Protection Department, Angelo Borrelli said on Saturday.
"Unfortunately, [the number] of those died increased by 793 over the past 24 hours," Borrelli said at a briefing.
He added that 943 more people have recovered, bringing the total number to 6,062.
The number of COVID-19-infected people in Italy has increased by 4,800 over the past 24 hours, surpassing 42,000.
(ANI)
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