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ROME, March 6-- A total of 3,916 people were tested positive for the coronavirus in Italy since the epidemic first broke out here 15 days ago, the Civil Protection Department said Friday. The figure did not include recoveries or fatalities, whose numbers were provided separately by Civil Protection Department chief Angelo Borrelli. In addition, 197 people have died and 523 have recovered, Borrelli told reporters at a televised press conference. This was up from 3,296 cases, 414 recoveries and 148 deaths announced in an official tally on Thursday evening. | 
