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Italy reports record 993 virus deaths in 24 hours
ROME, Dec 4, 2020 (BSS/AFP) – Italy on Thursday recorded its highest daily death toll from coronavirus with 993 fatalities in the last 24 hours, despite a downward trend in infection rates.
The previous grim record of 969 deaths was set on March 27, when Italy was under national lockdown after becoming the first European country to be hit by the global pandemic.
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