Italy reports 345 new coronavirus deaths, toll rises to 2,503

Death toll in Italy, Europe’s hardest hit nation with coronavirus, rose to 2,503 Tuesday as 345 more cases were reported, an increase of 16%. Number of confirmed cases of the virus also rose to 31,506, up 12.6%, as 3,500 more cases were reported. Of those originally infected, 2,941 had recovered compared to 2,749 the day before. Some 2,060 people were in intensive care against a previous 1,851.