New COVID cases in Italy rose by
61.4% (8,989 compared to 5,571) in the week from July 7 to 13,
the Gimbe medical foundation said Thursday.
Hospital admissions were down 11.3%, from 1,271 to 1,128, the
foundation said in its weekly monitoring report.
COVID-related deaths, furthermore, were down 35.8% to 104,
compared to 162 in the previous week.
The average daily death toll was down from 24 to 15.
COVID cases rose because of the rise of the Delta variant in
nearly all Italy's regions, Gimbe said.
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