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Italy's daily coronavirus death toll and new cases push higher
Italy's daily COVID-19 death toll increased to 619 on Saturday, with new cases rising to 4,694.
This marks the highest daily death toll since April 6 and the largest increase in infections since April 4.
Despite a month-long lockdown, Italy's daily death and infection rates are not decreasing as rapidly as hoped.
The total number of deaths in Italy has reached 19,468, placing it broadly level with the United States in terms of absolute numbers.
Italy's confirmed cases stand at 152,271, the third highest globally, following the US and Spain.
However, the number of patients in intensive care has seen an eighth consecutive daily decline, falling to 3,381.
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