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The death toll in Italy rose by 578 on Wednesday bringing the total to 21,645, the country's civil protection agency said.

2,667 cases were reported, down from 2,972. The number of new reported cases is the lowest since 13 March.

The number of people currently in intensive care is 3,079. The number has been declining for the past 12 consecutive days.

Of those infected, 38,092 people have now recovered.

Italy's death toll is the second highest in the world after the US.

The total number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Spain rose to 188,068 on Friday as the daily death toll increased from 551 on Thursday, to 585.

Only the US and Italy have had more confirmed fatalities than Spain, which has recorded 19,478 deaths in total. And Spain has the second highest amount of confirmed cases anywhere in the world, behind the US.

Spanish health authorities have identified 5,252 new cases of the virus - which represents an increase of 2.9%.

The update comes a day after figures from regional officials suggested the true national death toll could be much higher than previously reported.

On Thursday Catalonia almost doubled its regional tally as it changed its methodology to also include deaths in nursing homes and private homes for the first time.

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Spain deaths pass 20,000

The number of people who have died with coronavirus in Spain has passed 20,000, the health ministry has announced.

Since the start of the pandemic, 20,043 people have died from Covid-19. In 24 hours, the death toll rose to 565, a slight drop from the 585 reported on Friday.

Spain is one of the worst-hit countries, behind the United States and Italy.

Spain's death toll slows

Spain's death toll from the Covid-19 outbreak rose by 410 on Sunday, down from 565 on Saturday, the health ministry said, bringing the total to 20,453 deaths in one of the world's hardest-hit countries.

The number of overall coronavirus cases rose to 195,944 on Sunday from 191,726 on Saturday, it added.

Italy's daily virus toll edges down to 433

Italy's official daily toll from the novel coronavirus edged down to 433 on Sunday, the lowest figure in one week.

The total number of deaths reported by the civil protection services since the start of Italy's health crisis in February now stands at 23,660 - second only to the United States.

Sunday's fatalities figure was the second lowest in one month. The 3,047 new virus infections represented a rise of just 1.7 percent.

The new infections rate is being watched close by Italian government as it deliberates on how to exit a lockdown imposed over the first half of March.

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Spanish cases rise to over 200,000

The number of people diagnosed with coronavirus has risen to 200,210, according to Spain's health ministry.

Nearly 400 new deaths have also been reported since yesterday, bringing the total toll to 20,852.

Spain has the second-highest number of confirmed infection cases in the world, behind the US, figures from Johns Hopkins University say.

In the Balearics it´s the 2nd lowest number of new Daily cases since the start of Lockdown (15).

Only day better was 4th April with 14.

Also it´s one of the lowest number of Daily deaths

For Spain as a whole it´s the lowest number of Daily deaths since March 22nd. Below 400

20th April
Balearics
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Total Cases 1788 (+15)
Total Deaths 157 (+2)
Total Recovered 1005 (+12)
Total Active Cases 626 (+1)


Spain Overall
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Total 200210 (+ 4266)
Deaths 20852 (+ 399)

Spain reports lowest death toll in four weeks

Spain said 399 people died of Covid-19 over the past 24 hours in what was the lowest daily number of deaths in four weeks, the government said on Monday.

The latest figures, which showed a slight drop from Sunday when 410 people died, brought further relief to a country which has suffered the third-highest number of virus deaths in the world after the United States and Italy.

"Today for the first time we've fallen under 400 deaths, although it's only a little lower (than Sunday), these figures give us hope," said Fernando Simon, the health ministry's emergencies coordinator.

"These are very encouraging figures," he said.

Spain now has 2nd highest number of recoveries in the world - 80,587. Only Germany have more with 91,500

Italy sees first decline in active infections

Italian authorities say the number of people officially identified as infected with coronavirus has fallen for the first time since the country's outbreak began.

"For the first time, we have seen a new positive development: the number of currently positive has declined," civil protection agency chief Angelo Borrelli told reporters.

As of Monday, there were 108,237 people either being treated in hospital or recovering at home after testing positive, 20 fewer than the previous day - a small but symbolic drop.

On Sunday, the increase of active positive cases was 486.

Italy has the third-highest number of Covid-19 cases in the world after Spain and the US. However, as people who die at home or in care facilities are not included in its figures, many doctors believe its actual death and infection rates may be higher than the official tallies.

Italy to begin loosening lockdown measures from May 4

Giuseppe Conte, Italy's prime minister, has confirmed that the country can start reopening on May 4, but he doused any hopes of a total loosening of some of the strictest lockdown measures in a western democracy, reports Nick Squires.

"Many citizens are tired of the efforts that have been made so far and would like a significant loosening of these measures, or even their total abolition," Conte said in a Facebook post, adding that "a decision of that kind would be irresponsible."

Conte indicated that moves to relax the restrictions would be announced by the end of the week, and that they would take into account the different circumstances among regions.

Italy's north, hardest-hit by the virus and the country's economic engine, has been straining to restart industry after a shutdown of nonessential manufacturing on March 26 - even as some have received permission to reopen with a much-reduced workforce in recent days.

Face masks are to be compulsory throughout Germany as Spain seeks to extend its lockdown. Here’s the latest from Europe:

Italy’s death toll climbed to 25,085 on Wednesday, rising by 437 compared with 534 the day before. The number of people currently confirmed ill with the virus fell for the third consecutive day, and the number of people in intensive care also continued to decline

In France a further 544 people have died with coronavirus. The tally - 336 in hospital and 208 in care homes - brought France's total Covid-19 death toll to 21,340

All 16 states in Germany have now announced plans to make face masks compulsory. While some states will not make them mandatory for people while shopping, everyone throughout the country will have to wear face coverings on public transport

Spain is seeking to extend its state of emergency for a further two weeks, until 9 May. Speaking in parliament today Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez said the country could start to loosen restrictions in the second half of May, provided authorities managed to stay “on top of the virus”

Italy reports 464 new deaths

In Italy, 464 coronavirus-related deaths have been recorded in the past 24 hours, officials say.

That brings the overall death toll to 25,549 - the second highest in the world behind the US.

The officials reported 2,646 new infections. But the overall number of current confirmed cases dropped to 106,848 - a decrease of nearly 900.

Another key indicator was the number of patients in intensive care, which fell by 117 to 2,267.

New fatality figures fall in Italy

Italy has reported the smallest daily rise in cases since 19 March, according to the Civil Protection Agency.

The country reported 420 new fatalities on Friday - but new infections rose to 3,021 from 2,646 on Thursday, Reuters reports.

The overall death toll now stands at 25,969, the second highest in the world after that of the US.

The number of confirmed cases was 192,994, the third highest global tally behind those of the United States and Spain.

Death toll slows in Italy

The coronavirus death toll in Italy has risen by 415 - the smallest daily tally since 17 March - to 26,384 people.

There has been a total of 195,351 cases, a rise of 2,357.

Italy has the second highest number of fatalities in the world after the United States.

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100,000 deaths reported in past 16 days

It took 90 days from the first reported death in Wuhan, China, on 11 January for countries to record more than 100,000 confirmed coronavirus fatalities.

Just 16 days later, that total has passed 200,000. But which countries have been hardest hit?

The US has suffered the largest death toll, with more than 52,400 recorded.

Italy, for weeks the epicentre of Europe's pandemic, has seen 26,384 deaths and is now beginning to talk about a new "Phase Two", when it can start reopening society

Spain, France and the UK are the other countries to report death tolls above 20,000.

In Spain, children under 14 will finally be allowed outside for the first time in six weeks on Sunday. French PM Edouard Philippe has just said he will detail his country's plan to relax the lockdown on Tuesday.

Among the most severely affected countries, Belgium has the highest number of deaths per capita, with six deaths per 100,000 people compared with 4.9 in Spain and 1.6 in the US.

But, unlike many countries, Belgium records suspected coronavirus deaths in care homes while many other countries have reported these at a later stage.

Italy records lowest daily death toll for over a month

Italy has seen its lowest daily death toll since 14 March, with the Civil Protection Agency recording another 260 deaths. It brings the total number of fatalities to 26,644, second only to the USA.

Today's figures marked the third successive daily fall in deaths and were sharply down from 415 yesterday.

Italy has outlined plans to ease the restrictions it imposed seven weeks ago to curb the spread of the coronavirus.

Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte said the measures would be relaxed from 4 May, with people being allowed to visit their relatives in small numbers.

Parks, factories and building sites will reopen, but schools will not restart classes until September.

Roman Catholic bishops have written to Mr Conte to protest against the continued ban on church services.

It comes as the country recorded its lowest number of new confirmed cases since the outbreak began.

There were 333 new virus-related deaths on Monday, a slight rise on the 260 recorded on Sunday, to a total of 26,977 - still the highest recorded toll in Europe.

But the number of new cases was at its lowest since 10 March, and the number of people in intensive care also dropped.