Coronavirus: 321 new cases in Italy

(ANSA) - Rome, June 3 - The Civil Protection Department said Wednesday that Italy has registered 321 new cases of the coronavirus in the last 24 hours.
    As well as the province of Bolzano, there are eight regions with zero fresh contagions: Sicily, Friuli Venezia Giulia, Umbria, Sardinia, Valle d'Aosta, Calabria, Molise and Basilicata.
    The department said 33,601 people have now died after contracting COVID-19 here, up 71. Tuesday's daily rise in the death toll was 55. Lombardy saw 29 deaths in the last 24 hours, up on 12 Tuesday.
    For the first time since the start of the emergency, the number of regions with no new coronavirus victims rose to 12 Wednesday: Veneto, Marche, Campania, Trentino Alto Adige, Sicily, Friuli Venezia Giulia, Umbria, Sardinia, Valle d'Aosta, Calabria, Molise and Basilicata. The department said 160,938 people have recovered from the coronavirus in Italy, 846 up on Tuesday. It said 39,297 people are currently infected with COVID-19, 596 down. Tuesday's fall was 1,474.
    The total number of cases in Italy, counting the currently positive, the deceased and those who have recovered, is now 233,836.