Italy on Monday reported 2,256 new cases of the novel Coronavirus, the lowest daily infection figure in more than five weeks. According to dpa, the total infection count rose by a record-low 1.3 per cent to 181,288, according to the daily bulletin from the Italian Civil Protection Agency. The agency also announced 454 more deaths linked to Covid-19, the respiratory disease caused by the novel coronavirus, bringing the total number of fatalities to 24,114.