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The death toll from COVID-19 in Italy exceeds 70

Italy has registered 553 new cases of death as a result of COVID-19, surpassing the figure of 70 thousand dead, the Ministry of Health announced, informs the Reuters agency.

The number of newly infected was 14.522.

Italy is the country with the highest number of deaths in Europe from COVID-19. The number of dead has reached 70.395.

It has registered 1.991 million cases so far.