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Thursday, November 5, 2020
Italy records new daily high of 34,505 virus cases
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleItaly records a new daily high of 34,505 confirmed coronavirus cases.
The health ministry also reports 428 deaths, the highest since May. Italy announced on Wednesday four “red zone” regional lockdowns for two weeks to curb the coronavirus resurgence.
The aim is to lessen pressure on hospitals and provide more effective contact tracing.
Italy, the former European epicenter for the coronavirus, has watched infections soar beyond 20,000 cases and 300 deaths a day for several weeks.
Dr. Giovanni Rezza, of Italy’s Superior Institute of Health, calls it “not a good sign.”
Italy has more than 790,000 confirmed cases and more than 39,000 deaths, the sixth-highest worldwide.
— AP
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