Coronavirus death toll in Italy's Lombardy region rises to 98 from 73: official
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The death toll from an outbreak of coronavirus in the northern Italian region of Lombardy, which has borne the brunt of a nationwide contagion, has risen over the past day to 98 from 73, a local official said on Thursday.