Covid-19: Italy confirms 11 deaths as cases spread from north
Michael Day
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Covid-19: Italy confirms 11 deaths as cases spread from northMichael Day London Confirmed cases of covid-19 in Italy leapt by 45% to reach 322 on 25 February, and four more deaths were confirmed amid signs that the infection was spreading around the country and across borders.New cases in Italy were reported in central Tuscany, the coastal region of Liguria, and Sicily in the south.Officials confirmed that the national death toll was now 11.Authorities in Austria and Croatia also reported their first cases of covid-19 and said that the patients affected had recently travelled from Italy's Lombardy region, confirming fears that travellers were starting to carry the infection from its European epicentre.An Italian couple from the north of Italy tested positive on the Spanish island of Tenerife, forcing the quarantine of their hotel.Despite these developments health ministers from France, Germany, Italy, and the EU Commission said that borders with Italy would remain open for now.