Italy reports 46 coronavirus deaths, 2,748 new cases

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Italy's health ministry has reported 46 coronavirus-related deaths in the past 24 hours, up from 30 during the prior period, while the daily tally of new infections fell to 2,748 from 3,023, reports Reuters.

Italy has registered 131,274 deaths linked to Covid-19 since its outbreak emerged in February last year, the second-highest toll in Europe after Britain and the ninth-highest in the world. The country has reported 4.7 million cases to date.

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