COVID: 16,806 new cases, 72 more victims

(ANSA) - ROME, DEC 2 - There have been 16,806 new cases of COVID-19 in Italy in the last 24 hours, and 72 more victims of the virus, the health ministry said Thursday.
    That compares with 15,085 new cases and 103 more victims Wednesday.
    Some 679,462 more tests have been done, compared to 573,775 Wednesday.
    The positivity rate is down from 2.6% to 2.47%.
    Intensive care cases are up 12 to 698 and hospital admissions up 50 to 5,298.
    The currently positive are 208,871, up 9,088 on Wednesday.
    The recovered and discharged are 4,717,556, up 7,650 on Wednesday.
    The case tally since the start of the pandemic is 5,060,430, and the death toll 134,003. (ANSA).