Consequences of celebrating the win in Euro 2020. Big increase in infections in Rome

In Rome, the number of coronavirus infections has increased almost five times in the last 10 days, medical authorities in the Lazio region of the capital city reported today. The increase since the final of the European football championship is associated with a grand celebration of the Italians’ success.

A day after the success of Italian footballers, crowds of thousands greeted them on the streets of the Eternal City.

We’re paying for it now, but no complications for hospitals said the head of the regional health department, Alessio D’Amato. So commented today data on the detection of 557 cases of infections in the capital. On July 11, there were 122 of them.

D’Amato added that infections will continue to rise in the coming days as a result of post-championship events.

The latest data from the health ministry is 10 deaths from Covid-19 and 3,558 infections detected in 218,000 tests. The total death toll in Italy is 127,884. The situation in hospitals is stable, where nine more patients were admitted, including three for intensive care.

The Ansa agency reported, after government sources, that the state of emergency introduced in January 2020 after the first coronavirus cases, extended earlier until the end of July this year, is to be valid in the country until October 31.

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