FILE PHOTO: Mounted police patrol at Via del Corso street, as the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues, in Rome, Italy April 10, 2020. REUTERS/Alberto Lingria

ROME: Deaths from the COVID-19 epidemic in Italy rose by 619 on Saturday (Apr 11), up from 570 the day before, and the number of new cases climbed to 4,694 from a previous 3,951.