The health ministry said Friday that
Italy has registered 379 new coronavirus cases in the last 24
hours.
That compares to 386 new cases on Thursday, which was
significantly higher than the number registered in previous
days.
The ministry said Friday's positive cases derived from 68,444
swabs, almost 7,000 more than on Thursday.
It said 117 of the new cases were in Veneto and 77 were in
Lombardy, Italy's hardest-hit region.
Only one region registered no new cases, Valle d'Aosta.
The ministry said nine COVID-19 sufferers have died here in the
last 24 hours, up from three on Thursday.
Italy's coronavirus death toll now stands at 35,141.
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