September 14

Italy has registered 2,800 new COVID-19 tests in the last 24-hour period and 36 coronavirus sufferers died here in that time, the health ministry said on Monday.

On Sunday there were 4,664 new cases and 34 deaths.

Italy's COVID-19 death toll now stands at 129,955.

The ministry said 120,045 COVID tests had been done in the last 24 hours, down from 267,358 on Sunday.

The positivity rate was 2.3%, up from 1.7% on Sunday.

xinhua