10,779 DEATHS AND 73,880 INFECTED PATIENTS IN ITALY

March 29 italy records

• 5217 new cases and 756 new deaths in Italy

ACTIVE CASES

73,880

Currently Infected Patients

69,974 (95%)

in Mild Condition

3,906 (5%)

Serious or Critical

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CLOSED CASES

23,809

Cases which had an outcome:

13,030 (55%)

Recovered / Discharged

10,779 (45%)

Deaths

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    Report shows that the world's worst-hit nation came a day after it registered 969 deaths on Friday -- the highest single toll since the COVID-19 virus emerged this year in italy.

   Italy now looks certain to extend its economically debilitating -- and emotionally stressful -- business closures and the ban on public gatherings past their April 3 deadline.

   "Is it time to reopen the country? I think we have to think about it really carefully," civil protection service chief Angelo Borrelli told reporters.

   "The country is at a standstill and we must maintain the least amount of activity possible to ensure the survival of all."

   Italians had begun to hope that their worst disaster in generations was easing after the increase in daily death rates began to slow on March 22.