COVID-19 cases and deaths up as downward trend ends-GIMBE

(ANSA) - ROME, JUN 16 - New COVID-19 cases rose by 32.1% in Italy in the June 8-14 period compared to the previous week and coronavirus deaths rose by 6.1%, halting the recent positive trend regarding the pandemic here, the GIMBE medical foundation said Thursday in its weekly monitoring report on COVID-19.
    But there was also good news.
    The number of COVID patients in intensive care dropped by 16.4% and admissions to ordinary hospital wards were down by 3.3%.
    GIMBE said the rise in contagion regarded almost all of Italy's regions and was probably driven by the Omicron BA.5 sub-variant.
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