The number of deaths attributed to COVID-19 in Italy increased by 269 on Friday after an increase of 285 the day before, announced the Civil Protection, and the daily toll of new cases of infection remained practically stable, at 1,965 after 1,872 Thursday .
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The overall assessment of the epidemic in the peninsula since February 21 has reached 28,236 dead.
The number of officially confirmed cases, which includes deaths and recoveries, is 207,428.
The Civil Protection listed 1,578 people hospitalized in intensive care against 1,694 the previous day, confirming the drop in pressure on the hospital system.
In total, 1.399 million people were tested for the virus against 1.355 million the day before, out of a total population of around 60 million.