Covid in Italy, the decline in the incidence and the Rt index continues while the employment of intensive care units also falls, now at 8.4%. Employment in the medical areas is also down, falling to 18.5%. One region is at high risk, two at moderate risk, and 18 at low risk. These are the main data contained in the weekly report Iss.
CALANO INCIDENCE AND RT
“The decline in the weekly incidence at the national level continues: 552 per 100 thousand inhabitants (18 -24 February) against 672 per 100 thousand inhabitants (11 -17 February), data from the Health Ministry”. This is underlined by the report of the Higher Institute of Health (Iss) with the main data of the control room monitoring. The Rt index also falls. “In the period 2-15 February, the average Rt calculated on symptomatic cases was equal to 0.73, down compared to the previous week and below the epidemic threshold. The same trend – yes reads in the report – it is recorded for the transmissibility index based on cases with hospitalization: Rt = 0.76 (0.74-0.78) as of February 15 against Rt = 0.79 (0.78-0.81 ) to February 8 “.