Italy's coronavirus death toll leapt by 133 to 366 as the country imposed draconian quarantine measures in an attempt to contain thew outbreak
The total number of cases in Italy, which has become Europe's worst hit country, leapt 25% to 7,375 from 5,883 on Saturday.
The head of the Italian Civil Protection Agency said that, of those originally infected, 622 had fully recovered, compared to 589 the day before. Some 650 people were in intensive care against a previous 567.
More than a quarter of Italy’s population have been placed in mandatory quarantine as the government attempts to stem the spread of the coronavirus.
Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte signed a decree just after midnight, which affects about 16 million people in the country’s prosperous north, including the Lombardy region and at least 14 provinces in neighbouring regions.
The measures will be in place until April 3.
It came after the Department of Health announced that more than 270 people in the UK have now tested positive for coronavirus in the UK.
As of 9am on Sunday, 273 people had been diagnosed with Covid-19 – an increase of 67 from the 206 cases confirmed at 7am on Saturday.
It represents the largest day-on-day increase in diagnoses.
More than 23,500 people have been tested for the virus in the UK, with two patients with Covid-19 having died.
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