Italy announced on Sunday 431 deaths from Covid-19 disease in the past 24 hours, its weakest record since March 19, more than three weeks ago.
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Never since that date (427), this figure had never passed the 500 dead mark. This total of deaths recorded by the civil protection is almost a third less heavy than that announced on Saturday (619). Italy is one of the countries worst damaged by the pandemic in the world, with nearly 20,000 dead according to official accounts.
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