COVID: New record case tally in Lombardy, over 4,000

(ANSA) - MILAN, OCT 21 - Wednesday saw a new record daily tally of new COVID cases in Lombardy, at over 4,000, sources said.
    Some 36,000 swabs were taken in the last 24 hours, another new record.
    The swab-to-case ratio thus rose to 11%, from 9.3% Tuesday.
    Of the new positives, around 300 have been admitted to COVID wards and a dozen more are in intensive care.
    The previous record daily tally was on March 21 with 3,251 cases, but with a much lower number of swabs. (ANSA).