Italy surpasses China in number of coronavirus deaths
Rome (CNN) Italy has just surpassed China for the most number of deaths related to coronavirus, making it the world's deadliest center of the outbreak.
The number of deaths in Italy reached 3,405 on Thursday, the Italian Civil Protection Agency said at a news conference -- 156 more than China's toll, which, according to Johns Hopkins University, stands at 3,249.
The total number of cases in Italy rose to 41,035 with 5,322 new cases, officials added.
The grim figure comes hours after China marked a major milestone in the battle to limit the spread, reporting no new locally transmitted coronavirus cases for the first time since the pandemic began.
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