Italy now has more coronavirus cases than China

The number of coronavirus cases in Italy has reached 86,498. That puts the European country ahead of China, where 81,946 infections have been confirmed. 

More than 9,000 people have died from the coronavirus in Italy, more than anywhere else in the world, followed by Spain at 5,138 deaths, and China at 3,295. In the US, there have been about 1,700 deaths so far.

Italy had 969 deaths on Friday -- the biggest single-day jump since the crisis began.