Italy's daily coronavirus cases hit new record

Italy has registered 24,991 new coronavirus infections over the past 24 hours, the health ministry said on Wednesday, a record high and up from 21,994 on Tuesday as cases in the northern region of Lombardy surged. The ministry also reported 205 Covid-related deaths compared with 221 the day before. The number of swabs carried out rose to a new record of 198,952 from 174,398 a