After about two months of substantial stability in the number of new weekly cases - which between mid-June and mid-August fluctuated between 3,446 (6-12 July) and 6,188 (3-9 August) - for four consecutive weeks there has been a progressive recovery of Covid viral circulation. According to the Gimbe scientific foundation, from the week 10-16 August to the week 7-13 September, the number of new weekly cases increased from 5,889 to 30,777, the positivity rate of swabs increased from 6.4% to 14.9%, the 7-day moving average increased from 841 cases per day to 4,397 cases per day, and the incidence increased from 6 cases per 100 thousand inhabitants (week 6-12 July) to 52 cases per 100 thousand inhabitants.
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