The health ministry said Wednesday
that Italy has registered 36,293 new COVID-19 cases in the last
24-hour period and 146 coronavirus sufferers died here in that
time.
That compares to 30,798 new cases and 153 deaths on Tuesday.
Italy's COVID death toll now stands at 136,077 and 402,729
people are currently positive for the virus here.
The ministry said 779,303 COVID tests were done in the last 24
hours and the positivity rate was 4.6%, up from 3.6% on Tuesday.
It said 1,010 COVID patients were in intensive care in Italy,
two fewer than on Tuesday.
There are 8,544 coronavirus patients in ordinary hospital wards,
up 163.
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