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Italy Reports Fewest Virus Fatalities in More Than Five Weeks

An officer from the Carabinieri's coastal boat patrol gestures to a passenger on a commuter boat on Lake Iseo in Brescia, Italy, on April, 13.Photographer: Gianmarco Maraviglia/Bloomberg

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By John Follain

April 24, 2020 at 3:59 PM UTC

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Italy on Friday posted its fewest coronavirus fatalities in more than five weeks as the government paved the way for a new stimulus package to revive an economy stalled by containment measures.

Civil defense authorities reported 420 deaths linked to the virus for the 24-hour period -- the fewest since March 17 -- compared with 464 the day before. That brings the total number of fatalities to 25,969. Confirmed cases now total 192,994.