Death toll in worst-affected Italian region Lombardy climbs to 890 from 744 a day before

Rome: The death toll from coronavirus in Italy has jumped in the last 24 hours by 250 to 1,266, a rise of 25% and the largest increase in absolute terms since the start of the outbreak, the Civil Protection Agency said on Friday.

The total number of cases in the European country hardest hit by the virus rose to 17,660 from a previous 15,113, an increase of some 17%. Death toll in worst-affected Italian region Lombardy climbs to 890 from 744 a day before

The agency said that, of those originally infected by the outbreak that first came to light in northern regions on Feb. 21, some 1,439 had fully recovered compared to 1,258 the day before.

Patients in intensive rose to 1,328 against a previous 1,153.

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