Italy reports 179 new COVID-19 deaths, lowest daily cases since March 4

Deaths from the COVID-19 epidemic in Italy rose by 179 on Monday, against 165 the day before.

The daily tally of new cases fell to 744 on Monday, marking the lowest number of new cases announced on any given day since March 4.

The total death toll since the outbreak came to light on Feb. 21 now stands at 30,739, the third highest in the world after those of the United States and Britain.

The total number of confirmed cases amounted to 219,814, the fifth highest global tally behind those of the United States, Spain, Britain and Russia.

People registered as currently carrying the illness fell to 82,488 on Monday.

There were 999 people in intensive care on Monday, continuing a long-running decline.

The agency said 1.702 million people had been tested for the virus out of a population of around 60 million.

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