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Italy Overtakes U.K. as European Country With Most Covid Deaths
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December 14, 2020
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0:48Now PlayingItaly overtook the U.K. as the European country with the highest number of Covid-19 deaths, adding to pressure on Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte’s government as it seeks to prevent a flare-up of the contagion during the holiday season.
The country reported 484 virus-linked deaths on Sunday, raising the number of fatalities since the outbreak to 64,520. The U.K. registered 144 daily deaths, boosting the total to 64,170. Only the U.S., Brazil, India and Mexico have recorded more Covid deaths than Italy.
Italy has seen a slight decline in new cases, though the number of daily fatalities remains high, Giovanni Rezza, head of virus prevention at Italy’s Health Ministry, said on Dec. 8. “We know this is the last indicator to go down, after the contagion curve starts decreasing,” he added.
Italy is among the countries to be hit hardest by the pandemic, with more than 1.84 million cases since the initial outbreak. While the first case of Covid-19 was confirmed in February, coronavirus was likely circulating in the country as early as November 2019, according to a report published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Earlier this month the government approved a new plan to stem the spread of the virus over the Christmas and New Year season, banning movements between regions from Dec. 21 to Jan. 6. Traveling between different towns will also be barred on Dec. 25, Dec. 26 and Jan. 1.
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