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Italy’s New Cases Level Off as Spain Suffers Deadliest Day

  • Italy reaches ‘plateau’ in contagion phase, official says
  • U.K. sees ‘green shoots’ despite record daily deaths
Coronavirus Update: Spain Suffers Deadliest Day of Outbreak, Global Cases Top 788,000
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The number of new coronavirus cases in Italy leveled off at a two-week low, a sign the outbreak in Europe’s virus epicenter may be coming under control, even as neighboring Spain suffered its deadliest day yet.

Italy’s new infections totaled 4,053, civil protection authorities said in Rome on Tuesday. That compares with 4,050 the previous day, the fewest new cases since March 17.