Italy Records Nearly 3,500 New COVID-19 Cases, 175 Deaths over Past Day

By Staff, Agencies

Italy’s coronavirus cases increased by more than 3,500 cases in the past 24 hours with 175 deaths coming as a result of the pandemic, Head of Italy’s Civil Protection Department Angelo Borrelli announced Saturday.

Borrelli said at a briefing that the number of casualties was 175, bringing the total number to 1,411.

The toll represents a slowdown in cases, having registered 250 cases in the previous 24-hour window.

At the same time, almost 3,500 new cases have been registered, taking the overall number – including recoveries – to over 21,100 cases.

Italy remains the worst-hit nation in Europe and the fastest spreading number of cases in the world, despite having gone into complete lockdown last week.

The World Health Organization on 13 March declared that the epicenter of the coronavirus pandemic has moved from China, where new cases reported have drastically decreased, to Europe, where most nations are seeing a climb in infections and fatalities.

The number of coronavirus cases worldwide hit more than 145,000, with the number of fatalities exceeding 5,400.