Italy has reported a third successive record tally of Covid-19 cases, with new infections hitting 54,762 against 50,599 a day earlier, Reuters quoted the health ministry as saying.
The number of coronavirus-related deaths rose to 144 from 141 on Friday.
Italy has registered 136,530 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.
It has reported 5.57 million cases to date.
