Italy records lowest virus death toll in over two weeks

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Italy on Sunday recorded its lowest daily death toll from the novel coronavirus in over two weeks and saw the number of critical care patients decline for the second day, AFP reports.

The 525 official Covid-19 fatalities reported by the civil protection service were the lowest since 427 registered on March 19.

A member of the Red Cross wears a protective mask at the emergency unit of the Molinette Hospital on Palm Sunday, during the coronavirus disease outbreak in Turin, Italy, on April 5, 2020. — Reuters
A member of the Red Cross wears a protective mask at the emergency unit of the Molinette Hospital on Palm Sunday, during the coronavirus disease outbreak in Turin, Italy, on April 5, 2020. — Reuters

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