People wearing protective masks walk through Florence as Italy battles a coronavirus outbreak, in Florence, Italy, March 7, 2020. | Photo Credit:
Reuters
Italy has recorded the most deaths of any country outside China and the third-most COVID-19 infections after China and South Korea
Italy‘s death toll from COVID-19 rose by 36 to 233 on Saturday while the number of infections shot up by a single-day record of 1,247 to hit 5,883.
Italy has recorded the most deaths of any country outside China and the third-most COVID-19 infections after China and South Korea.
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Official figures showed the number of people receiving intensive care in hospitals jumped to 567 from 462 on Friday.
The Italian government has been watching closely to see if cases are spreading from the richer north to the poorer south