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Italy Reports Fourth Straight Decline in New Coronavirus Cases

Prime Minister Conte is edging country out of lockdown
New deaths from virus rose slightly to 236 from 195 on Monday

Italy Cautiously Edges Out of Virus Lockdown — Photographer: Alessia Pierdomenico/Bloomberg

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By John Follain

May 5, 2020 at 3:43 PM UTC

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Italy reported a fourth straight decline in new coronavirus cases on Tuesday, as Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte tentatively edges the country out of a two-month lockdown.

Civil protection authorities reported 1,075 cases for the 24-hour period -- the fewest since March 10 -- compared with 1,221 a day earlier. New deaths rose slightly to 236 from 195 on Monday. Confirmed cases now total 213,013.