ROME, August 21, 2021, SPA -- Italy reported 45 coronavirus-related deaths on Saturday against 49 the day before, the health ministry said, while the daily tally of new infections rose to 7,470 from 7,224, according to Reuters. Italy has registered 128,728 deaths linked to COVID-19 since its outbreak emerged in February last year, the second-highest toll in Europe after Britain and the eighth-highest in the world. The country has reported 4.48 million cases to date. --SPA 19:20 LOCAL TIME 16:20 GMT 0021 www.spa.gov.sa/w1606345