Italy reports 49 more deaths from coronavirus

Italy has reported 49 more deaths from the new coronavirus, the highest single-day toll to date, bringing the total number of fatalities over the past two weeks to 197. 

The total is the second-highest in the world after China. Italy also saw its number of COVID-19 infections rise to 4,636, the fourth highest after China, South Korea and Iran.

The Italian



government has been watching closely to see if the cases are spreading from the richer north, where infections had largely been contained during the first 10 days of the epidemic.

All 22 Italian regions have now registered cases, and one new death was reported yesterday in the Lazio region that includes Rome and its outskirts.