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Italian coronavirus deaths rise to 29, number of cases climbs above 1,000

Published: 29 Feb 2020 - 08:32 pm | Last Updated: 03 Nov 2021 - 07:40 pm
A man disguised in a ghost outfit walks around a near-deserted Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II luxury mall on February 29, 2020, in central Milan, northern Italy.  AFP / Miguel MEDINA

A man disguised in a ghost outfit walks around a near-deserted Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II luxury mall on February 29, 2020, in central Milan, northern Italy. AFP / Miguel MEDINA

Reuters

ROME: Eight more people have died in Italy from coronavirus, the civil protection agency said on Saturday, bringing the total to 29, while the number of those testing positive for the illness jumped by some 240 over the last 24 hours.
The head of the Civil Protection Agency said the total accumulated number of confirmed cases had risen to 1,128.

That figures includes some 50 people who have recovered and the 29 deaths. (Reporting by Crispian Balmer Editing by Frances Kerry)