Italy CCP Virus Death Toll Rises Again With 743 New Deaths

A woman wearing a face mask walks through the Jewish district in central Rome, Italy, during the country's lockdown aimed at stopping the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic on March 24, 2020. Vincenzo Pinto / AFP via Getty Images

The death toll from the CCP virus in Italy has risen by 743 over the past 24 hours to a total of 6,820, according to the head of the Civil Protection Agency on Tuesday.

On Monday, 602 people died, and a day before that, on Sunday, 650 died. The highest death toll to date was recorded on Saturday when 793 people died, officials said.