Funeral agency workers transport a coffin of a person who died from COVID-19, to a cemetery in Bergamo, Italy. File
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Total death toll is at 2,978; case-count crosses 35,000
The death toll from an outbreak of coronavirus in Italy has surged in the last 24 hours by 475 to 2,978, an increase of 19%, the biggest jump in numerical terms since the contagion came to light last month, officials said on March 18.
The total number of cases in Italy, the European country hardest hit by the virus, rose to 35,713 from a previous 3