COVID-19: Italy registers 60 more deaths, 17,978 new cases

(ANSA) - ROME, SEP 15 - Italy has registered 17,978 new COVID-19 cases and 60 coronavirus-linked deaths in the last 24-hour period, the health ministry said on Thursday.
    That was down from 18,854.new cases and 69 deaths on Wednesday.
    The ministry said 12.2% of the COVID tests done in the last 24 hours were positive, up from 11% on Wednesday. (ANSA).