Italy has become the fifth country with the most deaths from the coronavirus

Italy on Sunday reported a decrease in the daily number of coronavirus deaths, despite which it overtook the UK and became the fifth country in number of deaths from the disease and fourth according to the per capita death rate all over the world.

The Department of Civil Protection reported 488 deaths in the past 24 hours, below the 649 recorded yesterday, bringing the total accumulated since the start of the pandemic to 64,520.

Thus, Italy ranked fifth in the world – and first in Europe – by deaths, preceded by the United States, Brazil, India and Mexico, according to the university’s online database. American Johns Hopkins.

It is also the fourth country in the world – and the third in Europe – in terms of death rate from coronavirus, with 105.96 deaths per 100,000 inhabitants, behind Belgium, San Marino and Peru, according to the same house of studies.

Meanwhile, Civil Protection reported 17,938 infections in the past 24 hours, bringing the cumulative total to 1,843,712.

In light of the outbreak of the disease, authorities have established specific restrictions for the holiday season, including a ban on travel between regions between this month’s 21 and January 6, according to the Europa Presse news agency.