ROME: Deaths from the COVID-19 epidemic in Italy rose by 542 on Wednesday (Apr 8), a lower tally than the 604 the day before, but the number of new cases pushed higher to 3,836 compared with a previous 3,039.
The total death toll since the outbreak came to light on Feb 21 rose to 17,669, the Civil Protection Agency said, the highest in the world.
Advertisement Advertisement The number of confirmed cases climbed to 139,422, the third highest global tally behind that of the United States and