The health ministry said Wednesday
that Italy has registered 5,696 new COVID-19 cases in the last
24 hours and 15 coronavirus sufferers died here in that time.
On Tuesday there were 4,552 new COVID cases and 24 deaths.
Italy's COVID-19 death toll now stands at 128,010.
The ministry said 248,472 COVID tests had been done in the last
24 hours, up from 241,890 on Tuesday.
The positivity rate was 2.3%, compared to 1.9% on Tuesday.
The ministry said 183 COVID-19 patients were in intensive care
in Italy, six fewer than on Tuesday.
But 1,685 coronavirus patients were being treated in ordinary
hospital wards, 74 more than on Tuesday.
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