Deaths double in north (2)

(ANSA) - Rome, April 1 - Deaths doubled in the north of Italy in the first three weeks of March with respect to their average in 2015-19 and have risen by 400% in coronavirus hotspot Bergamo, ISTAT said Wednesday.
    In Bergamo deaths have risen from an average of 91 in 2015-19 for an equivalent period to 398 in 2020, the statistics agency said.
    "The same increments have been seen in much of the surrounding province," ISTAT said.