Italy’s COVID-19 Death Toll Spikes But New Infections Drop

Italy’s COVID-19 Death Toll Spikes But New Infections Drop
Medical workers take a patient under intensive care into the Columbus Covid 2 temporary hospital, newly built to fight the COVID-19 epidemic, in Rome, Italy, on March 16, 2020. Andreas Solaro/AFP/Getty Images
Tom Ozimek
Tom Ozimek
Reporter
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Deaths from the COVID-19 epidemic in Italy rose by 566 on Monday, up from 431 the day before, officials said.

But the number of new infections slowed to its lowest level since April 7, dropping to 3,153 from a previous 4,092.

Tom Ozimek
Tom Ozimek
Reporter
Tom Ozimek is a senior reporter for The Epoch Times. He has a broad background in journalism, deposit insurance, marketing and communications, and adult education.
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