The Civil Protection Department said
Thursday that 642 new coronavirus cases have been registered in
Italy in the last 24 hours, while the death toll has climbed by
156 to 32,486.
The rise in COVID-19 deaths was 161 on Wednesday, when there
were 665 new cases.
The department said 134,560 people have now recovered from
the coronavirus here, up 2,278.
That is slightly down from Wednesday's rise in recoveries of
2,881.
It said 60,960 people are currently infected with the
coronavirus in Italy, down 1,792 in a day.
Wednesday's fall was 2,377.
The total number of COVID-19 cases in Italy, including those
currently infected, the deceased and those who have recovered,
is 228,006
The department said 640 coronavirus patients are in intensive
care in Italy, 36 fewer than Wednesday.
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