(ANSA) - ROME, JUL 10 - There have been 276 new coronavirus
infections in Italy in the last 24 hours, the health ministry
said Friday, compared to 229 new cases on Thursday.
Almost half of Friday's new cases, 135 (48.9%), came in
Lombardy, the hardest-hit region, while there were 53 in
Emilia-Romagna and 23 in Lazio.
Four regions had no new cases: Sicily, Valle d'Aosta, Molise and
Basilicata.
The ministry said 12 COVID-19 sufferers have died in the last 24
hours, the same as Thursday, bringing the overall death toll to
34,938.
The infection rate across Italy had been slowing. as well as the
death rate, in recent weeks.
The infection rate went back up to moderate in Lazio Friday
after a spate of cases among the Rome Bangladeshi community.
The total number of cases in Italy, including the deceased, the
recovered and the currently positive, is now 242,639. (ANSA).
Coronavirus: significant rise in new cases - 276 in 24 hours
Health ministry reports COVID-19 death toll up by 12