Italy Reports 168 New Deaths: Coronavirus Updates From March 10

A worker sprays disinfectant as sanitization operations against Coronavirus are carried out in the museum hosted by the Maschio Angioino medieval castle, in Naples, Italy, on March 10, 2020. Alessandro Pone/LaPresse via AP

The novel coronavirus that originated from Wuhan, China, and the disease it causes, COVID-19, has spread to more than 100 countries and territories around the world, killing thousands.

Below are updates from March 10. For March 11 updates, click here.

Italy Reports 168 Deaths Within 24 Hours

Italy’s death toll from the new coronavirus has risen 168 in just 24 hours, authorities said on March 10. There have been 631 deaths from COVID-19.