Covid in Italy, they arrive the new data of the weekly report Iss-Ministry of Health. Rt down to 1.34 – always above the pandemic threshold – but the incidence of infections rises to 1,158 cases per 100 thousand inhabitants. Employment in intensive care units also rose (to 3.9%) and hospitalizations (to 15.8%). 8 between regions and provinces at high risk, 13 moderate and none low. Cases detected with contact tracing are slightly increasing.
DOWN RT, INCREASE INCREASE
The Rt index is decreasing but always above the epidemic threshold, the weekly incidence at the national level rises. This is what the weekly Covid-19 monitoring of the Iss-Ministry of Health control room reports. The incidence rises “to 1,158 per 100 thousand inhabitants (8 -14 July) against 1,071 per 100 thousand inhabitants (1-7 July)”, underlines the report. “In the period 22 June – 5 July, the average Rt calculated on symptomatic cases was equal to 1.34, a decrease compared to the previous week, but above the epidemic threshold”, reads the monitoring. The transmissibility index based on cases with hospitalization “is also decreasing, although still above the epidemic threshold: Rt = 1.15 (1.12-1.17) as of 5 July against Rt = 1.24 (1.21-1.28) as of June 28.
ADMISSIONS AND INTENSIVE, INFECTIONS ARE PRESSING HOSPITALS
The summer wave of Covid infections is pressing on hospitals. “The employment rate in intensive care rises to 3.9% (daily survey by the Ministry of Health as of July 14) against 3.5% (survey as of July 7). The employment rate in medical areas at national level rises to 15, 8% (survey as of July 14) against 13.3% (survey as of July 7) “.
8 HIGH RISK REGIONS / PROVINCES
“There are 8 regions and autonomous provinces classified at high risk due to the presence of multiple resilience alerts and one for not having reached the minimum quality threshold of the data transmitted to the ISS. Thirteen Regions are classified at moderate risk and none are classified as low risk “.
TRACKING IN SLIGHT INCREASE
The percentage of cases detected “through contact tracing activity is slightly increasing (11% versus 10% last week). The percentage of cases detected through the appearance of symptoms is decreasing (39% versus 41%), and the percentage of cases diagnosed through screening activities is increasing (50% against 49%) “.