Coronavirus live updates: Italy deaths jump by 743 in a day, details of massive stimulus bill emerge

The death toll from an outbreak of coronavirus in Italy has grown by 743 to 6,820, the head of the Civil Protection Agency said on Tuesday, reversing a decline in fatalities seen over the last two days.

On Monday 602 people died. That followed 650 deaths on Sunday and 793 on Saturday — the highest daily figure since the contagion came to light on Feb. 21.

The total number of confirmed cases in Italy rose to 69,176 from a previous 63,927, an increase of 8.2%, in line with Monday’s growth rate, the Civil Protection Agency said. —

Worrying graphs compare Italy’s coronavirus trajectory to America’s amid fears US will become the new epicenter of the killer disease as the death toll rises to 628 and the number of infections increases to 50,000

• Italy’s dramatic rise in coronavirus cases has been feeding the fear of what possibly lies ahead for the United States as health officials desperately track the trajectory of the outbreak 
• Italy has so far suffered the world’s deadliest outbreak of the pandemic with 6,077 deaths after abruptly overtaking China where the outbreak began in late December
• The US, which is third in terms of fatal cases globally, is almost two weeks behind both Italy and China in terms of the outbreak 
• As of Tuesday, the United States had recorded 600 deaths and 50,000 cases but it is likely the US will soon overtake hard-hit Italy in the number of infections
• Italy and the US are 12 days apart in terms of reporting its first coronavirus deaths – with Italy’s first death confirmed on February 20 and the US on March 3
• Monday marked two weeks since Italy imposed a nationwide lockdown on March 9 in a bid to stop the spread
• There is no national lockdown in place currently in the US but 17 states have issued stay at home orders that are affecting about 187 million Americans 
• The World Health Organization revealed a grim outlook for the US, saying on Tuesday that the United State could quickly become the global epicenter of the coronavirus pandemic 
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