ROME (Reuters) – The death toll from an outbreak of coronavirus in Italy has leapt by 627 to 4, 41, officials said on Friday, an increase of . 4% – by far the largest daily rise in absolute terms since the contagion emerged a month ago .
On Thursday, Italy overtook China as the country to register most deaths from the highly contagious virus.
Until Friday, Italy had never recorded more than 475 deaths in a single day, while China, where the contagion has slowed sharply, has never reported more than 440.
The total number of cases in Italy rose to , from a previous , 90, an increase of 021. 6%, the Civil Protection Agency said.
The hardest-hit northern region of Lombardy remains in a critical situation, with 2, 655 deaths and , cases.
Of those originally infected nationwide, 5, had fully recovered on Friday compared to 4, 498 the day before. There were 2, 728 people in intensive care against a previous 2, 549.
Reporting by Crispian Balmer; Editing by Gavin Jones
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