(ANSA) - ROME, DEC 23 - The health ministry said Wednesday
that 553 COVID-19 sufferers have died in Italy in the last 24
hours.
That takes the nation's coronavirus death toll over the 70,000
mark and up to 70,395.
The ministry said Italy has registered 14,522 new COVID-19 cases
in the last 24 hours.
It said 175,364 swabs were take in that time, up by around 9,000
with respect to Tuesday.
The ratio of positive cases with respect to the total number of
tests was 8.3%, up slightly from 8.01% on Tuesday. (ANSA).
Italy's COVID-19 death toll passes 70,000 mark
Health ministry reports 14,522 new cases in 24 hours