Italy reports record number of new coronavirus deaths with 627 in one day

By RT

20 Mar, 2020 17:16 / Updated 1 minute ago

The Covid-19 death toll in Italy has soared, with 627 patients dying of the illness overnight. The increase is by far the largest daily rise since the virus first appeared in the country over a month ago.

The spike in coronavirus deaths between Thursday and Friday is an increase of just over 18 percent, and brings the toll there to 4,032 to date.

Italy recorded its last record rise on Wednesday, when 475 new fatalities were announced, and just a day later overtook China as the country to register the most deaths from the deadly virus.