Deaths from the COVID-19 pandemic in Italy jumped by 474 on Saturday, against 269 the day before, the Civil Protection Agency announced, posting the most extensive daily toll of deaths since April 21. The death toll now stands at 28,710, the second-highest in the world after that of the United States.
The abrupt rise in deaths followed a long, continuous declining trend and was due largely to Lombardy, the country’s worst-affected region, where there were 329 deaths in the last 24 hours compared with just 88 the day before.
The number of confirmed cases amounts to 209,328, the third-highest global tally behind those of the United States and Spain.
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