The death toll from an outbreak of the coronavirus in Italy has climbed by 766 to 14,681, marginally higher than the daily tally registered a day earlier.
Italian authorities have reported 766 new Covid-19 fatalities, bringing the country's death toll from the coronavirus pandemic to nearly 15,000.
Italy's death toll, already the world's highest, now stands at 14,681.
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The total number of infections, including recoveries and deaths, reached 119,827 on Friday, up 4 per cent from Thursday.