In August 2019, after 14 months of government activity, Salvini withdrew the League's support for the government. On 5 September, Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte managed to form a new cabinet, this time supported by a coalition between the M5S and the PD. From the beginning of 2020, the new government had to face the COVID-19 pandemic, which caused over 100,000 deaths in Italy as of June 2021[update].