Italy surpasses China in COVID-19 deaths

The number of COVID-19 deaths in Italy have surpassed that of which in China.

According to the Italy’s Civil Protection Department, the country’s COVID-19 death toll has reached 3,405, as of Thursday, March 19, with an increase of 427 deaths compared to Wednesday.

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Italy has recently taken a major hit in several aspects of the country, such as economy and tourism, and is one of the countries with the leading number of COVID-19 cases to date.

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Italy marked a grim milestone Thursday as its number of deaths from coronavirus surpassed those in China. ⁠ ⁠ The country's death toll hit 3,405 as of Thursday, an increase of 427 compared to Wednesday, according to Italy’s Civil Protection Department. ⁠ ⁠ Italy has been staggering under the effects of the pandemic for weeks. Hospitals and even some morgues in the hard-hit northern Italian city of Milan are stretched beyond capacity.

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