The country’s total death toll is now 13,915, while a further 4668 cases were confirmed on Thursday bringing the nation’s tally to 115,242.
That number includes the deceased and recovered patients.
Of those originally infected, some 18,278 in total had fully recovered on Thursday, compared to 16,847 the day before.
There were 4053 people in intensive care, up from a previous 4035, however authorities said the total number of patients in hospital because of the virus was down.
“The number of people being hospitalised has decreased,” head of the Civil Protection Department, Angelo Borrelli, said.
“Sixty-one per cent of the total infected people are in home isolation with no symptoms or with mild symptoms, a number that has increased in percentage terms.”
The infection rate has also slowed again in Lombardy, the worst-affected region, with 1292 new cases registered on Thursday, compared to 1565 on Wednesday.
Pressure on hospitals in the region also continued to ease, with more than 800 people recovered and 165 fewer people hospitalised with the virus compared to a day earlier.
The death toll has not fluctuated dramatically for a few days, though some doubts were raised on Wednesday about the accuracy of data on fatalities.
Authorities acknowledge that the data are incomplete because deaths from coronavirus-related causes outside hospitals are not counted, while others may have died from the virus without having been tested for it.
Italy has registered more deaths than anywhere else in the world, and currently accounts for around 28 per cent of all global fatalities from the virus .
