7th person dies in COVID-19 outbreak in Italy

A seventh person has died in the COVID-19 outbreak in northern Italy, news agency ANSA reported on Monday.

That was the third reported death in a single day in Italy as the number of confirmed cases surged to nearly 220, making Italy the hardest virus-hit country in Europe. 

ANSA said the seventh victim was an 80-year-old man who had been taken to the hospital last week after suffering a heart attack.

Doctors believe he caught the virus there from another patient.

(With input from Reuters)