Italy adds record 78,313 new virus cases - Breaking The News

Italy adds record 78,313 new virus cases

28 December

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Italy set another record in daily COVID-19 cases, as the number of people who tested positive jumped by 78,313 during the last 24 hours, the Health Ministry's data showed on Tuesday.

Within the same timeframe, the country's health authorities have detected 202 fatalities attributed to the virus, the data revealed.

Italy's COVID death toll, which is the second-highest in Europe, climbed to 136,955 after the latest updates.

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