Italy's coronavirus death toll passes 100,000, situation worsening


  • World
  • Tuesday, 09 Mar 2021

A woman walks past empty chairs and tables of a closed restaurant after the region of Campania became a "red zone", increasing restrictions due to a rise in the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) infections, in Naples, Italy, March 8, 2021. REUTERS/Ciro De Luca

ROME (Reuters) - Italy's coronavirus death toll passed the 100,000 mark on Monday and Prime Minister Mario Draghi warned that the situation was worsening again with a jump in hospitalisations.

Italy is the seventh country in the world to reach the bleak milestone, following the United States, Brazil, Mexico, India, Russia and Britain.

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