ROME. KAZINFORM Italy registered a 20.3% increase in the number of new COVID-19 cases in the September 5-11 period compared to the previous week, the GIMBE medical foundation said in its weekly coronavirus monitoring report on Thursday.
That was a deceleration on the 51.9% increase recorded last week with respect to the previous seven days, ANSA reports.
The foundation reported that COVID-related deaths were up for the first time in six weeks with a big increase of 39.9%.
It said COVID intensive-care cases had risen by 44.5% while admissions to ordinary hospital wards were up 30%.
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