FILE PHOTO: Military truck waits to take away coffins that have been piling up in a church due to the high number of deaths as Italy struggles to contain a spread of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Seriate, Italy March 28, 2020. REUTERS/Flavio Lo Scalzo
ROME (Reuters) - The new coronavirus has directly caused the death of 9 out of 10 of Italian COVID-19 victims, a study released on Thursday said, shedding new light on the epidemic which mainly struck the country's northern regions.
Since discovering its first infections in February, Italy has reported some 35,000 COVID-19 fatalities.
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