Italy Reports 250 Coronavirus Deaths in 24 Hours, Total Rises to 1,266

A man wearing a protective mask walks by a deserted Piazza di Spagna in central Rome, Italy, on March 12, 2020. Alberto Pizzoli/AFP via Getty Images

Italian health officials announced that 250 people died of coronavirus in a single day across the country, bringing the death toll to 1,266 and also confirming nearly 15,000 cases in the worst outbreak outside of mainland China.

Italy’s emergency commissioner, Angelo Borrelli, confirmed the death toll in a daily update on Friday, adding that 1,439 people have recovered so far, state-backed ANSA reported. Yesterday, 189 people died of the virus while a day before that, nearly 200 died.