New York state’s coronavirus toll has risen at a devastating pace to 3,565 deaths, up from 2,935 the previous day, the largest 24-hour jump recorded there.
Meanwhile, Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez announced that Madrid will extend the country’s coronavirus lockdown until April 25, as Spain’s death toll reached 11,744.
Iran’s death toll from the coronavirus outbreak has climbed to 3,452, with 158 more fatalities recorded over the past 24 hours, Health Ministry Spokesman Kianoush Jahanpur said.
Globally the death toll surged past 60,000 on Saturday, according to the data compiled by Johns Hopkins University, amid over 1.1 million cases.
Here are the latest updates:
Saturday, April 4
17:05 GMT – Italy coronavirus death toll passes 15,000
The death toll from the coronavirus in Italy rose by 681 to 15,362, a somewhat lower rise than those seen in recent days, while the number of patients in intensive care fell for the first time, the Civil Protection Agency said.
The total number of confirmed cases rose to 124,632 from 119,827 reported on Friday, an increase of 4,805, slightly higher than the numbers over recent days which have encouraged hopes that the spread of the disease has reached a plateau.
Of those originally infected nationwide, 20,996 were declared recovered on Saturday, compared with 19,758 a day earlier.
There were 3,994 people in intensive care, down from a previous 4,068, the first time the total had fallen since the outbreak in northern Italy on February 21
16:56 GMT – Qatar reports 250 new coronavirus cases
Qatar announced 250 new infections of coronavirus, with 1,213 active cases in total.
The Ministry of Public Health said that 16 more people have recovered from COVID-19, bringing the total number of people recovered in the country to 109.
Meanwhile the number of people tested for coronavirus stands at 31,951.
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16:11 GMT – New York announces record single-day death toll
New York state’s coronavirus toll rose at a devastating pace to 3,565 deaths up from 2,935 the previous day, the largest 24-hour jump recorded there.
The state has now recorded 113,704 positive cases – 63,306 in New York City, where 2,624 have died – just 6,000 short of hard-hit Italy’s total number of cases.
In his daily briefing on Saturday, Governor Andrew Cuomo said infections could peak in the state in anywhere from four to 14 days.
AFP
