ROME: Deaths from the COVID-19 epidemic in Italy rose by 578 on Wednesday (Apr 15), down from 602 the day before, while the number of new cases slowed to 2,667 from a previous 2,972, continuing the recent downward trend.
The number of new cases was the lowest since Mar 13 but the daily tally of deaths remains stubbornly high. Advertisement Advertisement It has hovered between 525 and 636 for the last 11 days, except for a steep drop to 431 on Easter Sunday, which was immediately reversed the