ROME: The Delta Covid-19 variant is picking up momentum in its spread in Italy. Infections rose this week to 11 cases per 100,000 residents, up from nine cases per 100,000 residents a week earlier, ISS president Silvio Brusaferro said on Friday.

Brusaferro said that 11 of Italy's 21 regions and autonomous provinces saw an increase in cases over the last seven days. He noted that the number of cases remained "of concern but reasonable". He said, the best thing the country can do to confront the spread of the Delta variant is to continue with its vaccination program. According to the country's National Institute of Health (ISS), leading to an increase in the number of cases, even though officials have ruled out a quick change in government policy. The Delta variant is considered to be more transmissible and is reportedly responsible for an increase in the infection rates in multiple European countries, as per reports.

Eight regions and autonomous provinces are classified as "moderate risk" with all the others at "low risk". As such, the entire country remained categorized as "white" zone, the least restrictive of Italy's four colour-coded categories. Italy has completely vaccinated 22.7 million of its people, the equivalent of 42 percent of the country's population over the age of 12.  Italy has so far registered 4,268,491 coronavirus cases and 127,756 deaths.

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