Medical personnel in protective suits treat a client struggling with coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in an intensive care unit at the San Raffaele hospital in Milan, Italy, March 27, 2020.|Picture Credit:
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Prior to Friday’s figure, the largest everyday toll was registered on March 21, when 793 people died.
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The 919 people who passed away over the last 24 hours compares with 712 deaths on Thursday, 683 on Wednesday, 743 on Tuesday and 602 on Monday.
The overall number of confirmed cases increased to 86,498 from a previous 80,