Growth of new COVID-19 cases has slowed to 20% - GIMBE

(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).