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Italy reports 53 COVID deaths on Sunday, 197 new cases

WORLD NEWSJUNE 7, 2020 / 12:21 PM / UPDATED 9 HOURS AGO

MILAN (Reuters) - 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.

The total death toll since the outbreak emerged on Feb. 21 now stands at 33,899, the agency said, the fourth highest in the world after those of the United States, Britain and Brazil.

With a total number of confirmed cases at 234,998, Italy now has the seventh highest global tally.