COVID-19 death toll in Italy overtakes that of China

Xeni Jardin 10:32 am Thu Mar 19, 2020

[CDC]

• 3,405 people have now died of COVID-19 in Italy

There are far more people in China than in Italy.

About 24 times more people.

But the coronavirus death toll in Italy just surpassed that of China.

The Italian government today confirmed that 3,405 people have now died of COVID-19 in Italy.

Alerts from journalists and news organizations with the updated COVID-19 death math on Thursday afternoon.

BREAKING: Deaths from #Coronavirus in #Italy now exceed those from #China. Italy has 3,405 deaths to China's 3,245. Italy now accounts for slightly more than a third of total deaths worldwide.

— Matt Bradley (@MattMcBradley) March 19, 2020

UPDATE: Italy has overtaken China as the country with the most deaths reported due to the coronavirus outbreak, registering 3,405 fatalities. https://t.co/dHTmvK7um2

— NBC News (@NBCNews) March 19, 2020

#BREAKING Italy overtakes China's #coronavirus death toll: AFP tally pic.twitter.com/f0wOWeThqA

— AFP news agency (@AFP) March 19, 2020

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