The death toll from an outbreak of coronavirus in Italy has risen by 49 to 197, the Civil Protection Agency said on Friday, the largest daily increase in fatalities since the contagion was uncovered two weeks ago.
Italy is currently reporting more deaths per day from the virus than any other country in the world and the government this week ordered the closure of schools, universities, cinemas and theatres around the country to try to stem the infections.
The cumulative number of cases in the country, which has been the hardest hit in Europe by the epidemic, totalled 4,636 compared with 3,858 on Thursday.
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A combination of satellite image shows the Milan Duomo before the coronavirus in Milan, Italy, January 22, 2020 (top), and during the coronavirus March 4, 2020. Satellite image ?2020 Maxar Technologies/Handout via REUTERS
