Italy reported 24 coronavirus-related deaths on Sunday, against 39 the day before, Reuters quoted the health ministry as saying, while the daily tally of new infections fell to 3,725 from 3,908.

Italy has registered 131,826 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 4.74 million cases to date.

Patients in hospital with Covid-19 — not including those in intensive care — stood at 2,473 on Sunday, from 2,455 a day earlier.