Death toll from coronavirus outbreak in Italy increases by 793 in a day

The death toll from the coronavirus outbreak in Italy rose by 793 to 4,825 on Saturday, officials said.

It is the largest daily rise in absolute terms since the contagion emerged a month ago.

On Thursday, Italy overtook China as the country to register most deaths from the virus.

The total number of cases in Italy rose to 53,578 from a previous 47,021, an increase of 13.9%, the Civil Protection Agency said.