Italy records second highest coronavirus toll in world

Italy has recorded the second-highest Corona virus toll in the world, after reporting a sharp jump in deaths and overtaking South Korea on infections. The number of fatalities nearly tripled, rising from 133 to 366 yesterday, according to the civil protection agency, with most deaths occurring in the hard-hit Lombardy region in Italy's wealthy north.

The country now has the most deaths of any country outside China and the second-most COVID-19



infections in the world, after the number of cases rose by a single-day record of 1,492 to 7,375.

South Korea currently has some 7,313 cases and said its rate of infection was slowing.

Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte also announced the closure of schools, gyms, museums, night clubs and other venues across the country. The radical measures will last until 3rd of April.