Coronavirus death toll in Italy rises to 79

The death toll from the deadly coronavirus or COVID-19 in Italy is increasing at an alarming rate.

The death toll from the disease in the country has jumped to 79, the head of Italy's civil protection agency announced.

Angelo Borelli said 27 more people died from the disease over the past 24 hours with the death toll now surpassing Iran, which has 77 recorded deaths.

The total number of cases in Europe's worst-hit country rose to 2,502 from 2,036 on Monday.

The increase in deaths was the largest since the outbreak surfaced 12 days ago in the wealthy northern regions of Lombardy and Veneto.

Source: Agencies

 

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