The number of coronavirus-related deaths in Italy jumped from 233 to 366 in a matter of hours.
Similarly, coronavirus cases in the country increased from 5,883 to 7,375 in less than 24 hours.
Around sixteen million people are now isolated in a desperate effort to curtail further spread of the virus.
Italy is experiencing the largest coronavirus outbreak outside China by far.
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