Italy has recorded its highest daily Covid-19 death toll since April - when it was first in the grips of the virus. A further 731 coronavirus related deaths were added to Italy's death toll today.
The figure is the highest since April 3, when the country was in full national lockdown. Italy was the first Western country to be hit by the virus and has seen 46,464 Covid-19 fatalities since its outbreak emerged in February.
It has the second highest toll in Europe after Britain's, and 1.24 million cases. The northern region of Lombardy, centred on Italy's financial capital Milan, remained the hardest hit area today, reporting 8,448 new cases, up from 4,128 on Monday.