Coronavirus: deaths in Italy up 250 in one day, 2,116 new cases

[bluewater]

Source: The Agenzia Nazionale Stampa Associata

The number of people to have died in Italy after contracting the coronavirus is up to 1,266 people, a rise of 250 in a single day, Emergency Commissioner and Civil Protection Chief Angelo Borrelli said Friday.

On Thursday the rise had been 189. Borrelli said 14,955 people in Italy are currently infected with the coronavirus, 2,116 up on Thursday, while 1,439 people have recovered from COVID-19 here, 181 up.

The total number of cases, including people who have died, those recovered, and those currently infected, has risen to 17,660.

Read more: http://www.ansa.it/english/news/2020/03/13/coronavirusdeaths-in-italy-up-250-in-1-day-2116-new-cases_15a29a9c-266c-4dd7-8fd2-55bb727fbfb6.html

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The Agenzia Nazionale Stampa Associata, ANSA; literally "Associated Press National Agency", is the leading wire service in Italy. ANSA is a not-for-profit cooperative, whose members and owners are 36 leading news organizations in Italy. Its mission is the distribution of fair and objective news reporting.

Please contact your members of Congress and Senators and ask them to take much needed urgent action to prepare for a spike of corona virus victims here in the US.

Trump is mishandling this health crisis and Congress must step up immediately.

[bucolic_frolic]

1. Governors should get on a conference call and pool ideas and interventions

Government must take action where the Orange Imbecile won't.

[bluewater]

2. That's a great idea.

[BigmanPigman]

3. I feel like I am having a sneak peak at our own country's future.

[OhioChick]

4. Same here n/t