ROME, October 01, 2021, SPA -- Italy reported 52 coronavirus-related deaths on Friday against 51 the day before, the health ministry said, while the daily tally of new infections fell to 3,405 from 3,804, according to Reuters . Italy has registered 130,973 deaths linked to COVID-19 since its outbreak emerged in February last year, the second-highest toll in Europe after Britain and the ninth-highest in the world. The country has reported 4.68 million cases to date. --SPA 22:03 LOCAL TIME 19:03 GMT 0019 www.spa.gov.sa/w1629280