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Italy Virus Deaths Rise by 431, Fewest in More Than Three Weeks
- Daily total of deaths hasn’t been lower since March 19
- Signs of improvement seen in declining intensive care numbers
A priest in an Intensive Care Unit gives a blessing and holy communion to a patient during Easter in Sant'Orsola Hospital in Bologna on April 12.
Photographer: Max Cavallari/Getty Images
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Italy reported 431 new coronavirus deaths in the past day, the fewest in more than three weeks, as declining numbers of intensive care patients pointed to a lessening severity of the country’s outbreak.