Italy has registered a record 7,332 new Covid-19 infections over 24 hours
The Italian health ministry announced the country had registered 7,332 new Covid-19 cases over the past 24 hours, a record since the outbreak started. The previous record was 6,557 cases back on March 21.
The number of people in intensive care units with the virus has also risen from around 40 in the second half of July to 539 on Wednesday.