Coronavirus hospitalizations surge in Italy

ROME, Nov. 21 (Xinhua) -- Hospitalizations due to coronavirus are on the rise again in Italy, according to official data released on Monday. This could signal a potential surge in cases during the upcoming winter.

The Gimbe Foundation, a health monitoring entity, said that the number of patients in intensive care units rose by nearly 22 percent during the week ending Nov. 17. The increase in intensive care unit admissions was faster than that for overall coronavirus-related hospital admissions, which increased by nearly 10 percent over the same period.