New deaths in Italy reach lowest mark in 3 weeks
Italy recorded the lowest number of new coronavirus deaths in three weeks, saying 431 people died in the past day to bring its total to 19,899, AP reports.
It was the lowest day-to-day toll since March 19.
For the ninth day running, intensive care admissions were down and hospitalisations overall were down, relieving pressure on Italys over-stressed health care system.
Overall, 156,363 people have been confirmed as positive, though officials note that the true number of infected could be as much as 10 times that, particularly in hard-hit Lombardy.
