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Fifth person dies in coronavirus outbreak in northern Italy: official
A fifth person has died in Italy due to the coronavirus, with the patient being an 88-year-old from Lombardy.
The number of cases in northern Italy has surpassed 200 since Friday.
The four previously deceased were also elderly, and at least three had serious underlying health conditions.
In response to the rising cases, eleven towns in Lombardy and Veneto are under lockdown, with residents restricted from leaving.
Authorities have also cancelled public events and ordered schools to remain closed to contain the spread of the infection.
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