Italy registers highest death toll since mid-May

October 27, 2020 23:46

Italy registered 221 coronavirus deaths on Tuesday -- the highest daily toll since May 15 -- and 21,944 new infections.

The worst affected regions are Lombardy (where over 5,000 new cases were confirmed), Campania in the south and Piedmont.

The number of people in hospital with Covid-19 across the country increased by 958 to 13,955, of whom 1,411 are in intensive care.

The governments new restrictions, which include the 6pm closure of bars and restaurants, have been met with protests although Walter Ricciardi, the scientist advising the health ministry, warned the measures might not be enough to contain the virus.

He called for lockdowns in the cities of Milan and Naples, where he said it was possible to catch the virus by simply walking into a bar.

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