Italy's coronavirus toll surges as worries grow over hospitals
With 24,747 cases and 1,809 deaths by Sunday - a rise of 368 or 25% in the death toll in just 24 hours - Italy's experience has offered an alarming example for other European countries.
A man wearing a protective face mask to prevent contracting the coronavirus walks past the Duomo Cathedral in Milan, Italy, March 4, 2020(photo credit: GUGLIELMO MANGIAPANE / REUTERS)ByREUTERS
