Italy has not recorded such a high number of daily deaths since April
In the last 24 hours, 31.191 more cases of Covid were confirmed in Italy. Yesterday there were 27.354 cases. Since the beginning of the pandemic, 1.238.072 cases of the new coronavirus have been confirmed in the country.
Italian health authorities stated this Tuesday (17) that the daily increase in Covid-19 cases is due to the increase in the number of tests. 208.458 tests were carried out in the space of 24 hours, 55.795 more than yesterday, when 152.663 tests were carried out.
The number of daily deaths also rose again in the last 24 hours. 731 deaths were recorded this Tuesday, the highest daily record since April. In total, 46.464 people have died from Covid-19 in Italy.
On the other hand, a total of 457.798 people have already recovered, an increase of 15.434 compared to the previous day.
The number of active cases is now 733.810, 16.026 more than yesterday.
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