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Coronavirus deaths fall again in Italy but lockdown extension looms

2020-03-30 09:08:42       source:Reuters

March 30, 2020 


ROME (Reuters) - The number of deaths from coronavirus in Italy fell for the second consecutive day on Sunday but the country still looked almost certain to see an extension of stringent containment measures.


The Civil Protection department said 756 people had died in the last day, bringing the total to 10,779 - more than a third of all deaths from the virus worldwide.


There were 133 fewer deaths than the 889 deaths reported on Saturday, when the numbers fell from a record high of 919 on Friday.


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