ROME, April 7. /TASS/. As many as 604 coronavirus patients died in Italy in the past day, which is slightly less as compared with Monday, Italy’s Civil Protection Department said on Tuesday.

The number of coronavirus cases confirmed a day decreased to 880, with an average daily figure of more than 2,000 in the recent days. As many as 1,555 patients have recovered in the past day, bringing an overall number of recoveries to 24,392.

The overall number of coronavirus cases since the epidemic outbreak stands at 135,585, including fatalities and recoveries.