⁍ There were also 69 COVID-related deaths, up from 47 the day before.
⁍ Italy was the first country in Europe to be hit hard by COVID-19.
– The number of people in Italy with coronavirus has hit a record high of 11,705 over the past 24 hours, the country’s health ministry says, with 69 deaths tied to the disease. That’s far fewer than at the height of the outbreak in March and April, when daily fatalities peaked at more than 900, Reuters notes.
Source: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-italy/italy-daily-coronavirus-cases-hit-new-record-high-at-11705-health-ministry-idUSKBN2730N3