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Italy’s Virus Death Toll Slows But New Cases Surge

Italy’s Virus Death Toll Slows But New Cases Surge
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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The daily rate of increase in the number of COVID-19 deaths in Italy slowed by 10 percent on Wednesday, but the number of new infections surged by over 26 percent.

Deaths from the CCP virus in Italy rose by 542 on Wednesday, a lower tally than the 604 the day before, the country’s Civil Protection Agency said.

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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