Italian health officials on Wednesday reported 196 deaths from the COVID-19 coronavirus in the past 24 hours, representing a 30 percent increase over the previous day.
As of Wednesday, 827 people have died and confirmed cases rose more than 20 percent to 12,462, making Italy the worst-affected country in the world outside of mainland China. Italy’s emergency manager, Angelo Borrelli, in announcing the new figures, said that 1,045 people have recovered, according to the state-backed ANSA news agency.
