The latest coronavirus news on Friday 15 April. The transmissibility index Rt falls this week: equal to 1 compared to the value of 1.15 last week. The incidence of Covid-19 cases per 100 thousand inhabitants also falls: from 776 to 717
* The transmissibility index Rt falls this week: equal to 1 compared to the value of 1.15 last week. The incidence of Covid-19 cases per 100 thousand inhabitants also falls: from 776 to 717. It emerges from the weekly monitoring by Iss-Ministry of Health.
* The intensive care employment rate for Covid patients drops this week to 4.2% (Ministry of Health daily survey as of April 14) compared to 4.7% last week (Ministry of Health daily survey as of April 7). The employment rate in medical areas nationwide rose to 15.6% (daily survey by the Ministry of Health as of April 14) compared to 15.5% seven days ago (daily survey by the Ministry of Health as of April 7).
* In Italy the deaths of Covid overestimated by 10 percent: the analysis of Istat and Iss: they would be 10% more than in the rest of Europe.
* According to the survey conducted by the Higher Institute of Health with the Ministry of Health, in collaboration with regional laboratories and the Bruno Kessler Foundation, on 4 April the Omicron variant in Italy was 100% dominant. Followed by Omicron 2, with a prevalence of 86.6%. The two recombinations Xj and Xl are instead, respectively, at 0.5% and at 0.9%, but with peaks that touch 20.9%.
09.26 – Employment of departments above the threshold in 12 regions, Umbria 40.5%
Twelve regions this week exceed the alert threshold of 15% in relation to the occupation of beds for Covid patients in medical departments: the highest value is recorded in Umbria with 40.5%. Followed by Calabria with 31.8% and Sicily with 25%. On the other hand, only one Region, Sardinia, exceeds the alert threshold set at 10% as regards the occupation of beds for Covid patients in intensive care: the employment rate is in fact equal to 11.3%. According to what has been learned, the table on decision-making indicators that accompanies the weekly monitoring by Iss-Ministry of Health highlights this.
09.11 – Abruzzo highest incidence at 1014.6. Followed by Umbria and Veneto
Only one Region, Abruzzo, this week exceeds the incidence value of 1000 cases of Covid-19 per 100 thousand inhabitants compared to the national average value of 717: the incidence in fact equal to 1014.6. The highest incidences, after Abruzzo, are recorded in Umbria (920.2) and Veneto (896.4). The lowest incidence is found in the Aosta Valley and equal to 469.8. According to what has been learned, it emerges from the table on decision-making indicators that accompanies the weekly monitoring by Iss-Ministry of Health.
09.10 am – Declining Rt and incidence
The transmissibility index Rt falls this week: equal to 1 compared to the value of 1.15 of last week. The incidence of Covid-19 cases per 100 thousand inhabitants also decreases: from 776 to 717. what emerges from the weekly monitoring by Iss-Ministry of Health. The employment rate in intensive care drops to 4.2% against 4.7% . The employment rate in medical areas nationwide rises to 15.6% compared to 15.5%. A Region / PA classified at high risk due to multiple resilience alerts. Eight Regions / PPAAs are classified at Moderate risk, of which one with high probability of progression at high risk; the remaining Regions / PPAA are classified as low risk according to the Ministerial Decree of 30 April 2020. Sixteen Regions / PPAA report at least one single resilience alert. Three Regions / PAs report multiple resilience alerts.
April 15, 2022 (change April 15, 2022 | 10:39)
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