Covid in Italy, the national Rt which stands at 1.18 and an incidence still rising with 176 cases per 100 thousand inhabitants. And again: hospitalizations and the employment of intensive care units are increasing and there are 20 regions and provinces at moderate risk. There is also a sharp increase in new cases not associated with transmission chains. This is what emerges from the report of the Higher Institute of Health (Iss) with the main data of the weekly monitoring of the control room.
RT SLIGHTLY DOWN
The Rt index falls slightly on a national level. “In the period November 16-29, the mean Rt calculated on symptomatic cases was equal to 1.18, while it was 1.20 the previous week but above the epidemic threshold”. “The transmissibility index based on cases with hospitalization is decreasing, but still above the epidemic threshold (Rt 1.07 on November 29 versus Rt 1.09 on November 23)”, states the report.
INCIDENCE IN CONTINUOUS INCREASE
“The weekly incidence at the national level continues to increase: 176 per 100 thousand inhabitants (3-9 December) against 155 per 100 thousand inhabitants (26 November-2 December), data flow from the Ministry of Health”, records the report of the Higher Institute of Health .
INCREASE ADMISSIONS AND INTENSIVE CARE
Admissions and occupancy of ICU beds are on the rise. “The employment rate in intensive care is 8.5% (daily survey by the Ministry of Health on 09 December) against 7.3% (survey on 2 November). The employment rate in medical areas at national level rises to 10 , 6% (daily survey as of December 9th) against 9.1% (daily survey as of December 2nd) “, highlights the report.
20 REGIONS AND PROVINCES AT MODERATE RISK
“There are 20 regions and autonomous provinces that are classified at moderate risk. Among these, five are highly likely to progress to high risk. One region (Molise) is classified as low risk”, underlines the monitoring of the control room. There are “12 regions and autonomous provinces that report an alert of resilience. No region and autonomous province reports multiple alerts of resilience”, continues the report.
CASES NOT ASSOCIATED WITH STRONG INCREASING DRIVE CHAINS
“There is a sharp increase in the number of new cases not associated with transmission chains (37,278 versus 30,966 in the previous week). The percentage of cases detected through contact tracing activity is increasing (34% versus 33% last week) . The percentage of cases detected through the appearance of symptoms is decreasing (40% versus 45%), while the percentage of cases diagnosed through screening activities is increasing (26% versus 22%) “, explains the report.
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