Legendary footwear designer Sergio Rossi dead at 85 from Covid-19

Sergio Rossi is known for his high-end women's shoes.

Italian luxury shoemaker Sergio Rossi has died aged 85 after being hospitalised with the coronavirus, the mayor of the designer's home town said on Friday (April 3).

Italy has recorded more deaths from coronavirus than any other country in the world, with 13,915 fatalities as of Thursday (April 2). The elderly have been particularly hard hit.

Rossi died on Thursday (April 2) in the small town of Cesena in central Italy.