Coronavirus- Italy virus deaths rise but infections slow again <br />Italy is currently the worst-affected nation, with 6,820 now reported dead from coronavirus, according to the latest figures.<br /><br />But the rate of infection has seemingly slowed there in the last few days, raising hopes that strict social-distancing measures are having an effect.<br /><br />On Tuesday, Italian officials said the number of confirmed coronavirus cases had jumped by 3,612 to 69,176, which is about a 1% decrease in new cases on the previous day.<br /><br />BBC Rome correspondent Mark Lowen said the continued slowing of new cases in Italy is “starting to look like a trend”.
