Italy registered 174,630 new COVID-19
cases in the December 9-15 period, a drop of 21.1% on the
221,324 recorded the previous week, the GIMBE medical foundation
said Monday in its regular coronavirus monitoring report.
It added, however, that the number of COVID-related deaths in
the respective weeks increased 4.8% from 686 to 719, taking the
daily average up from 98 to 103.
It said that the number of COVID patients in ordinary hospital
wards was substantially steady at 9,439, compared to 9,215 the
previous week.
It said the number of coronavirus sufferers in intensive care
fell from 335 to 321.
With Christmas gatherings coming up, the report said almost 72%
of people in Italy who are over-60 or are considered clinically
vulnerable had not had a fourth COVID vaccine dose.
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