Italy Reports Lowest CCP Virus Death Increase Since Early March

Parish priest of the Santa Maria Assunta church in Pontoglio, Don Giovanni Cominardi (C), is escorted by Pontoglio mayor Alessandro Seghezzi (L), during a Via Crucis procession (Way of the Cross) as part of Good Friday celebrations in Pontoglio, Italy, on April 10, 2020. Miguel Medina /AFP via Getty Images

Italian authorities reported the lowest COVID-19 death increase since early March.

Italy’s Civil Protection Agency said on Sunday that 24 new deaths occurred in the previous 24 hours, the lowest number since March 2.