COVID-19: Weekly death toll passes 1,000 mark - GIMBE

(ANSA) - ROME, JUL 28 - The number of COVID-19 deaths registered in Italy crossed the 1,000 mark in the July 20-26 period, rising to 1,019, up 23.8% on last week's 823, the GIMBE medical foundation said in its weekly coronavirus monitoring report on Thursday.
    The number of new cases, however, remained on a downward trend.
    It said 473,820 new COVID cases were registered between July 20 and 26, down on 25% on the 631,693 of the previous week. (ANSA).