Italy Has Its Worst Day Of The Coronavirus Pandemic With 919 Deaths

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Italy continues to be the country hardest hit by the Covid-19 coronavirus pandemic. Its Civil Protection Agency shared Friday it had recorded 919 deaths in the past 24 hours, making it the worst day yet in the country, according to Reuters.

The 24-hour record follows a briefing with Silvio Brusaferro, head of Italy's national health institute, in which he warned that the country has yet to reach the peak of infections, though he noted there were signs of slowdown in the number of people contracting the illness.

Italy has experienced the deadliest outbreak of the coronavirus with 9,134 total deaths, followed by another European country, Spain, which also recorded its worst day of the pandemic Friday with 769 deaths for a total of 4,934.

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