Covid today Italy, the incidence decreases but Rt rises: report Iss

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The decline in the weekly incidence of Covid-19 in Italy continues, while RT is still increasing. This is what emerges from the monitoring of the Ministry of Health-Higher Institute of Health control room. At the national level, as regards the incidence, the figure drops to 197 cases per 100 thousand inhabitants from 2 to 8 September, against 243 cases / 100 thousand in the period 26 August-1 September. Read also The RT is instead still on the rise according to the latest monitoring of the control room of the Ministry of Health-Higher Institute of Health on the progress of Covid-19. “In the period 17-30 August 2022 – reads the report released by the ISS – the average Rt calculated on symptomatic cases was equal to 0.92 (range 0.78-1.04), an increase compared to the previous week “when it was 0.81. “The transmissibility index based on hospitalized cases is stable and below the epidemic threshold: Rt 0.88 (0.84-0.92) vs Rt ​​0.85 (0.82-0.89) as of 23 August 2022 “. Meanwhile, the decline of Covid hospitalizations in Italy continues. “The employment rate in intensive care is down to 1.9% (daily survey by the Ministry of Health on 8 September) vs 2.1% (daily survey by the Ministry of Health on 1 September). at the national level drops to 6.5% (daily survey by the Ministry of Health on 8 September) vs 7.7% (daily survey by the Ministry of Health on 1 September) “. In 3 regions moderate risk, low in the other “Three regions are classified at moderate risk” for Covid “pursuant to the Ministerial Decree of 30 April 2020; the remaining 18 regions / autonomous provinces are classified as low risk”, it emerges. “Five regions / pa – it is specified in the report released by the ISS – report at least one resilience alert. One region reports multiple resilience alerts”. Cases detected by symptoms increase, tracing rate stable “The percentage of” Covid “cases detected through contact tracing activity is stable compared to the previous week (12% vs 12%). The percentage of cases detected by appearance is increasing of symptoms (51% vs 48%), and a decrease in the percentage of cases diagnosed through screening activities (38% vs 40%) “.