Breaking: Italy Reports Record 919 Coronavirus Deaths – Highest Since Start Of Outbreak
Coronavirus has not only shattered the global economies but has also resulted in a huge number of fatalities around the globe, creating panic among the people.
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Even though the researchers are working days and nights to find the vaccine to cure the pandemic, the death tolls in different parts of the world in increasing rapidly.
Source: Time
By far, Italy has been hit the most by the virus and the US has seen the most number of infections than any other country. On Friday i.e March 27th, Civil Protection Agency of Italy reported that the death toll from the coronavirus epidemic in Italy has risen by 919, making the total number of fatality counts to 9,134.
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The highest regular toll was recorded on March 21, when 793 people died, prior to Friday’s figure.point 120 |
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The overall number of confirmed cases grew from a previous 80,539 to 86,498, bringing Italy’s tally beyond that of China, where at the end of last year the coronavirus outbreak began.point 394 |
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Italy’s northern area of Lombardy that has been hit the hardest, recorded a sharp increase in casualties with a total of 5,402 deaths and 37,298 incidents.point 140 |
The total death toll on Friday also includes 50 deaths in the northern Piedmont area that had occurred on Thursday.point 236 |
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Governor Attilio Fontana of Lombardy said on Thursday that he was worried about the fact that cases of contagion in the area continue to rise.point 234 |
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He further added, “I’m worried, maybe we are missing something.point 64 | ”
Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte has received a lot of criticism by the citizens over the government’s inability to stop the spread of the outbreak.point 206 |
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He spoke to the Senate on Thursday morning in the face of growing disapproval of the government’s efforts to curb virus transmission.point 118 |
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He promised that a new fiscal plan costing more than € 25 billion ($27.point 299 |
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5 billion) would be accepted in April, replacing the one already introduced for the same amount in March.point 88 |
He further said, “Europe would be able to face the shock only with extraordinary and exceptional measures.point 186 | ”
Let us all play our part by staying at home and adopt good hygienical measures.point 258 |
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Together we all can defeat the COVID-19.point 34 |