A health worker wearing a protective gear takes a swab from a person sitting in a car, as the spread of the coronavirus continues, in Giugliano in Campania, Italy. REUTERS/Ciro De Luca

ROME: Deaths from the COVID-19 epidemic in Italy rose by 636 on Monday (Apr 6), more than 100 higher than the previous daily tally of 525, the Civil Protection Agency said, but the number of new cases fell sharply.