Italy has reported 38,375 new Covid-19 related cases, against 40,948 the day before, the health ministry said, while the number of deaths rose to 210 from 193.

Italy has registered 154,416 deaths linked to Covid-19 since its outbreak emerged in February 2020, the second-highest toll in Europe after Britain and the eighth highest in the world, reports Reuters.

The country has reported 12.7 million cases to date.