After a general decline in coronavirus cases, and a sharp dip yesterday in both diagnosed infections and deaths, Italy has recorded a sharp spike that threatens to be the beginning of a second wave.
According to official Italian government figures there were 162 deaths in the country on Tuesday, compared to 99 reported on Monday.
Monday’s figures marked the first time the country had recorded less than Covid-19 100 deaths in one day since March. Italy was the first European country to suffer a major coronavirus outbreak, and for some time was the worst-affected country in Europe, before the UK moved into first place.