On 27th March, Italy reported 969 deaths due to COVID-19. It is the highest daily figure in the current outbreak of Coronavirus.
A total of 9134 people have died from Coronavirus in Italy so far. Italy is the worst affected country in Europe. Everything has been closed, and people are told to stay home in self-isolation.
A few days ago, authorities in Italy warned that these restrictions might extend beyond 3rd April 2020.
Lombardy, which is the hardest-hit region of Italy, saw a sudden increase in the number of deaths from COVID-19. On Thursday, the country saw a decline in the number of cases and deaths that raised hopes for the country.
Due to the pandemic, there’s a fear all around the globe. The whole world is hit pretty hard, but Italy’s mortality rate is on the highest side.
Meanwhile, Spain is the second worst-hit country in Europe. Spain has seen a sharp rise in the number of deaths, but the country also witnessed stability and a decrease in the rate of infection spread.
In 24 hours, the total number of people who died in Spain is 796. The Spanish government has imposed a state of emergency until 12th april.
In other news, Prime minister of UK, Boris Johnson, was tested positive for the COVID-19.
According to the dashboard provided by World Health Organization, There are a total of 509,164 confirmed cases globally, with 23,335 deaths, and the total number of countries affected is 201. (at the time of publishing this article).
Other countries with at least 2000 number of Coronavirus infections are:
China: 82078 cases
Italy: 80539 cases
United States of America: 68334 cases
Spain: 56188 cases
Germany: 42288 cases
Iran: 29406 cases
France: 28786 cases
The United Kingdom: 11662 cases
Switzerland: 10714 cases
Republic of Korea: 9332 cases
Netherlands: 7431 cases
Austria: 7029 cases
Belgium: 6235 cases
Turkey: 3629 cases
Canada: 3555 cases
Portugal: 3544 cases
Norway: 3156 cases
Israel: 3035 cases
Australia: 2985 cases
Sweden: 2806 cases
Brazil: 2433 cases
Czechia: 2062 cases
Malaysia: 2031 cases
Stats via World Health Organization