Daily death tally in Italy from the coronavirus pandemic reached 431 on Sunday, the lowest daily toll since March 19.
This is also down from 619 the day before. Meanwhile, the number of new cases in the European country slowed to 4,092 on Sunday from a previous 4,694.
The total fatality toll since the outbreak came to light in Italy on February 21 rose to 19,899, the Civil Protection Agency said, the second highest in the world after that of the United States.
The number of officially confirmed cases jumped to 156,363, the third highest global tally after the United States and Spain.