Delta variant in Italy at 94.8%, replaced the Alfa

In Italy, the Delta variant of the covid replaced the Alfa variant for the first time. “As of July 20, the prevalence was 94.8%”, according to the latest rapid survey conducted by the Higher Institute of Health and the Ministry of Health, together with the Regions and the Bruno Kessler Foundation. It is a figure “in sharp increase compared to the survey of 22 June – the experts point out – with values ​​ranging between the individual regions between 80% and 100%”. Read also Brusaferro: “The color of Italy begins to darken” “The map of Europe shows substantially more countries that are beginning to change color: from green, a contained situation, to orange and red. From the curves we see that the infection and the incidence is growing in many countries and also in the Italian context it is growing, there is a regrowth in Italy. In all the Regions, comparing two periods to 15 days, there is a regrowth of new cases and also the color of the Italy darkens “. In the meantime, the president of the Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Silvio Brusaferro, highlighted this during the press conference on Covid-19 monitoring data. “The trend of the Rt transmissibility index – he explained – is the first that moves when there is a restart of the epidemic curve “. The point-in-time RT estimate is “this week at 1.69 – as of July 14 – and the projected RT, which tends to predict what will happen next week, shows a stabilization. But we are certainly above the epidemic threshold.” “The rapid spread of the Delta variant, now predominant, is an expected and consistent data with European data, which must be monitored with great attention. It is essential to continue the systematic tracking of cases to identify the outbreaks, and to complete as quickly as possible. the vaccination cycle, since this guarantees the best protection “, the warning launched by the president of the Higher Institute of Health commenting on the data of the latest rapid survey.