Italy reports 2,667 confirmed coronavirus infections today, the lowest figure since March 13.
The country reports 578 new deaths, taking the overall number of fatalities to 21,645, the second-highest in the world behind the United States
Italy now has 165,155 cases and its rate of infection is now the lowest since the outbreak began in the country.
While hospitals remain overwhelmed, there is a slight decline in hospitalizations which stand at 27,643, down 368 from yesterday, while 3,079 people are in intensive care, down 107 from yesterday.
A reporter in the empty Saint Peter’s Square, Vatican City, Rome, on April 15, 2020, during a lockdown aimed at curbing the spread of the novel coronavirus. (Filippo Monteforte/AFP)
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