The health ministry said Monday that
137 COVID-19 sufferers had died in Italy in the last 24-hour
period and 16,213 new cases had been registered in that time.
That compares to the 97 COVID deaths and 24,259 new cases
reported on Sunday.
The contagion figures are often lower on Mondays than on other
days of the week because fewer tests are done on Sundays.
Indeed, 337,222 tests had been done in the last 24-hour period
compared to the 566,300 reported on Sunday.
The positivity rate was 4.8%, up from 4.3% on Sunday.
The ministry said 987 COVID patients were in intensive care in
Italy, an increase of 21 with respect to Sunday.
It said 8,101 coronavirus sufferers were in ordinary hospital
wards, an increase of 375.
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