A total of 627 people died from the novel coronavirus in Italy in the past 24 hours, the highest single-day death, bringing the country's COVID-19 death toll to 4,032, according to information released Friday by public health officials.
The number of individuals recovered from the disease rose by 689 to 5,129 in total.
Of those infected by the virus in Italy, the vast majority remain in the two most mild categories. Some 19,185 people are recovering at home in isolation, a big jump from 14,935 recorded on Thursday. Another 16,020 are hospitalized with symptoms, a modest increase from 15,757 announced a day earlier.
A total of 2,655 patients are in intensive care, a small increase from 2,498 in the same category a day earlier.
