MILAN, August 20, 2021, SPA -- Italy reported 49 coronavirus-related deaths on Friday against 55 the day before, the health ministry said, while the daily tally of new infections fell to 7,224 from 7,260, according to Reuters. Italy has registered 128,683 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 4.47 million cases to date. --SPA 21:39 LOCAL TIME 18:39 GMT 0034 www.spa.gov.sa/w1605136