Italy exceeds 3,000 daily coronavirus cases for first time since April

Italy has registered 3,678 new coronavirus infections over the past 24 hours, the health ministry said on Wednesday, the first time the country has exceeded 3,000 cases in a single day since April.

There were also 31 COVID-related deaths on Wednesday against 28 the day before — far fewer than at the height of the pandemic in Italy in March and April.