Italy has now overtaken China as the country with the most coronavirus deaths after suffering 427 more fatalities, taking the total number to 3,405
Daily Mail: Italy overtakes China as the country with the most coronavirus deaths with 3,405 dead after a rise of 427
* Latest figures have squashed hopes that unprecedented national lockdown was slowing spread of pathogen
* The death toll in China, where the coronavirus started in Wuhan, currently stands at 3,249
* It comes after military trucks deployed across nation to transport scores of victims' coffins to be cremated
* Mortuaries are full and crematorium staff have been handling 24 bodies a day, officials in Bergamo have said
Italy has now overtaken China as the country with the most coronavirus deaths after suffering 427 more fatalities, taking the total number to 3,405.
Both the death toll and number of confirmed cases shot up again today and the nation has now recorded 41,035 infections, more than half of the world's positive cases.
Yesterday, Italy recorded the highest one-day official coronavirus death toll of any country with 475 deaths in just 24 hours.
The latest figures have squashed hopes that the unprecedented national lockdown was helping to slow the spread of the pathogen.
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WNU Editor: My girlfriend's relatives in Italy are telling her to not trust the government's numbers. They are comparing the obituary pages that have exploded in the past two weeks to government announcements on how many people have died from the Covid-19 coronavirus pandemic, and there is no correlation. But what is even more frightening to me is what the above graph is showing .... that the exponential death rate in Italy is not even close to levelling off. And as for those Chinese numbers that everyone likes to quote. Do not trust them. I would not be surprised if years from now we learn that the numbers are 10x the official number, if not worse.
Update: I am not surprised .... ‘We’re Not Counting Bodies Anymore,’ Says Nurse in Italy (Epoch Times).
Update #2: And I am not surprised that they are going to extend the lock-down .... Italy passes China's coronavirus death toll, prepares to extend lockdown (Reuters).
More News On Italy's Death Toll From The Covid-19 Coronavirus Passing China's
Italian death toll overtakes China’s as virus spreads -- AP
Rich nations pump aid into battered economy as coronavirus deaths in Italy overtake China -- Reuters
Coronavirus death toll in Italy overtakes China's after rising to 3,405 -- France 24
Coronavirus: Italy's death toll overtakes China's -- BBC
Italy’s death toll from the coronavirus overtakes China’s -- CNBC
Italy becomes country with most coronavirus deaths -- The Guardian
Italy surpasses China in number of coronavirus deaths -- CNN
Thousands of medical staff infected with coronavirus in Italy -- The Al Jazeera
Scientists say mass tests in Italian town have halted Covid-19 there -- The Guardian
Italy's military deployed to transport bodies of those killed by coronavirus outbreak -- FOX News
'A generation has died': Italian province struggles to bury its coronavirus dead -- The Generation
Southern Italy braces for 'tsunami' of coronavirus cases -- The Guardian
