Italy coronavirus deaths surge by 793 in a day, lifting total death toll to 4,825

in Italy, the death toll from an outbreak of coronavirus has jumped by 793 to 4,825, officials said on Saturday. That is an increase of 19.6%. On March 19, Italy overtook China as the country to register most deaths from the highly contagious virus. The total number of cases in Italy rose to 53,578 from a previous 47,021, an increase of 13.9%, the Civil Protection Agency said. The hardest-hit northern region of Lombardy remains in a critical situation, with 3,095 deaths and 25,515 cases.