++ Gimbe, after 5 weeks he goes back to the curve, in 7 days + 1,5% ++

(ANSA) - ROME, MARCH 10 - After 5 weeks the curve of Covid infections is reversed: + 1.5% in 7 days.

Against this change of gear, hospitalizations in the medical area (-16.1%) and in intensive care (-16.4%) have dropped;

deaths are also down (-19.3%).

These are the main data of the independent monitoring of the Gimber Foundation for the week 2-8 March.

In particular - says Gimbe - there has been an increase in new cases (+4,179) despite a drop in swabs (-8.8%).

Deaths are still decreasing: 1,201 in the last 7 days (95 in previous periods), 172 per day against 213 in the previous week.

In intensive care -116 and in department -1,680 hospitalizations.

(HANDLE).