Italy reports 53 COVID deaths on Sunday, 197 new cases

Italy reported 53 new COVID-19 deaths on Sunday against 72 a day earlier and 197 new cases, down from 270 the day before, the Civil Protection department said. With a total number of confirmed cases at 234,998, Italy now has the seventh highest global tally. The northern region of Lombardy, where the outbreak was first identified, remains by far the worst affected region, accounting for 125 of the 197 new cases reported on Sunday.

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