Coronavirus Deaths Spike in Italy, Nearly 800 People Reported Dead in 24 Hours

By  //  March 21, 2020

6,557 newly confirmed cases recorded

ABOVE VIDEO: Italy’s health care system remains inundated with COVID-19 cases.

(FOX NEWS) – Italy — a country at the heart of the coronavirus outbreak in Europe — watched its number of cases and deaths due to the novel coronavirus astronomically leap once again, up 793 deaths with 6,557 newly confirmed cases recorded in just 24 hours.

Saturday’s jump marks the worst day for fatalities since the crisis began just four months ago.

The country now counts 53,578 diagnosed infections, up 13.9 percent, with 4,825 deaths — the highest in the world.

More than 60 percent of the most recent deaths occurred in the northern region of Lombardy. Hospitals in the area have been reeling under a staggering caseload that has left intensive care beds scarce and respirators in extremely limited supply.

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