Italy records 969 coronavirus deaths, dashing hopes of turnaround
(The Guardian France)

Country also overtakes China in terms of total number of infectionsCoronavirus - latest global updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageItaly has recorded its single biggest leap in coronavirus deaths, announcing that 969 people have died from Covid-19 in the past 24 hours.Seemingly dashing hopes that the rate of infection might be flattening there, Italy also became the second country to overtake China in terms of the number of infections, reaching 86,498 cases. That included 66,414 current infections, up 4,401 from Thursday. Continue reading...