Italy surpasses 100,000 COVID-19 deaths

Mar 9, 2021, 3:15 AM (GMT+2)

Italy on Monday surpassed the grim milestone of 100,000 official coronavirus deaths, AFP reports.

Just over a year since it became the first European country to be overwhelmed by COVID-19, Italy's health ministry recorded another 318 virus-related deaths on Monday, taking the total to 100,103.