Italy reports 26,323 new coronavirus cases, 686 deaths

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ROME: Italy reported 686 Covid-19-related deaths in the last 24 hours, against 827 the day before, and 26,323 new infections, down from 28,352 a day ago, the health ministry said.

There were 225,940 swabs carried out in the past day, compared with a previous 222,803.

Italy was the first Western country to be hit by the virus and has seen 54,363 Covid-19 fatalities since its outbreak emerged in February, the second highest toll in Europe after Britain. It has also registered 1.564 million cases.

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