(ANSA) - ROME, OCT 13 - 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.
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%. (ANSA).
Growth of new COVID-19 cases has slowed to 20% - GIMBE
Medical foundation reports big rise in deaths, ICU cases