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In Italy, 993 patients have died from coronavirus infection in the last twenty-four hours, according to data from the Health Ministry on Thursday night. This is the highest number since the start of the coronavirus epidemic in late February.
So far, March 27 was the deadliest in Italy, then 969 patients died from the disease caused by the virus.
The number of new infections tested in one day was not remarkably high, surpassing 23,000 after the previous 20,000.
However, the death toll rose significantly on Thursday from 684 on Wednesday.
Most of the dead, 347, came from Lombardy.
The number of deaths in the country has exceeded 58,000 since the outbreak.
Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte will announce the restrictive measures, which will take effect from Friday and run until January 15. According to previous reports, not only the movement of provinces, but also settlements and cities is prohibited during the holidays. (MTI)
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