In Italy Rt stable at 0.68. This is what Adnkronos Salute learns from the meeting of the control room for Covid monitoring, which will be decisive for a new color map of Italy with the passage of other regions in the white zone.
The Rt values are between 0.67 and 0.69, details the draft of the report from the Higher Institute of Health (Iss) – Ministry of Health on Covid-19 monitoring in Italy. So “below 1 also in the upper limit”.
INCIDENCE – The decline in the weekly incidence continues, reaching 26 cases per 100,000 inhabitants in the period 31 May-6 June, compared to 36 per 100,000 in the period 24-30 May (ISS data). The incidence falls in all Regions / Autonomous Provinces and is below the value of 50 cases per 100,000 inhabitants every 7 days throughout the territory, according to the draft of the report. “The vaccination campaign is progressing rapidly – the experts observe – and the incidence is at a level that would allow the containment of new cases”.
RISK REGIONS – “All Regions / Autonomous Provinces are classified at low risk according to the Ministerial Decree of 30 April 2020 except one, Sardinia, at moderate risk. All Regions / Pa have an average Rt lower than 1 in the lower limit of the range, and therefore a transmissibility compatible with a type 1 scenario “is written in the draft.
ADMISSIONS AND INTENSIVE CARE – “This week no Region / Autonomous Province exceeds the critical occupancy threshold for beds in intensive care or medical area. The employment rate in intensive care is 8%, below the critical threshold, with a decrease in the number of hospitalized people who goes from 1,033 (May 31) to 688 (June 8). The employment rate in medical areas nationwide drops further (8%). The number of people hospitalized in these areas goes from 6,482 (May 31) to 4,685 (8 June). Two Regions, Puglia and Sardinia, report a resilience alert; none report multiple alerts “.
TRACKING – The draft of the report also states that “there is a further decrease in the number of new cases not associated with transmission chains (4,992 vs 7,424 the previous week). The percentage of cases detected through contact tracing is stable (40.3% vs 40.1% last week). The percentage of cases detected through the onset of symptoms was also stable (38.6 vs 38.6%). 21.0% were diagnosed through screening activities “.
VARIANTS – “The prevalent circulation in Italy of variant B.1.1.7 (known as the English variant)” of the coronavirus Sars-CoV-2, “and the presence of other variants that may have greater transmissibility and / or partially evade the immune response , requires to continue to carefully monitor the situation and to maintain caution and gradualness in managing the epidemic “is the recommendation contained in the draft of the report.