Rome: Italy's world-topping toll from the coronavirus pandemic approached 5,500 on Sunday after the Mediterranean country reported another 651 deaths.
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The latest daily toll was smaller than Saturday's record 793 fatalities but still the second-highest registered during Italy's month-long crisis.
The number of new infections rose by 10.4 per cent to 59,138.
Italy's death toll now stands at 5,476.
PTI