Covid today Italy, infections on: Christmas risk in the yellow zone

Covid infections increase in Italy, the Rt index rises as the incidence. The numbers of admissions are growing, but the whole country remains a white zone: today no region moves to the yellow zone but the scenario can change in the weeks leading up to Christmas. The Civil Protection and Ministry of Health bulletin certifies another 8,516 infections and 68 deaths. Read also BULLETIN, RT AND INCIDENCE Lombardy, Lazio and Veneto archive a day with over 1,000 cases each. The national picture is completed by the ISS monitoring data: the Rt index rises to 1.21, the incidence reaches 78 cases of coronavirus per 100 thousand inhabitants. The employment rate of covid ICU patients is 4.4%, up from 4.0% a week earlier on November 4. Employment of medical departments also rose, reaching 6.1% compared to 5.3% on 28 October. The data from the latest monitoring give Friuli Venezia Giulia a high probability of progression towards a high risk, Calabria the only low-risk region and all the other regions and autonomous provinces are classified as moderate risk. INCREASE CONTACTS “In all Regions there is an increase in the circulation of the virus and this translates into an increase in cases “, says Silvio Brusaferro, president of the Higher Institute of Health (ISS). “The European map, also this week, shows a Europe divided in two and the parts bordering the eastern area are mostly in red – he adds – The circulation of the virus is increasing. The curves show us how even in our country the cases are growing, but more contained than in other countries. In Europe, circulation is clearly increasing “. GROWING CASES AMONG CHILDREN The analysis of the contagion shows that in the last 7 days a growth in cases is concentrated in the intermediate age groups, 30-39 years and 40-49 years, who then have the most significant share of the unvaccinated population, and among young people where vaccination is not yet recommended “. Spotlight on the ‘class’ 5-11 years, in essence:” The analysis of pediatric cases of Sars-CoV-2 infection shows us how, substantially, even in this age group there is an increased circulation of the virus, particularly in the population under 12 years “. CHRISTMAS, YELLOW ZONE RISK more than a me if at Christmas. “Right now it’s hard to make predictions, unless you have the glass ball.” We cannot “know what the trend will be in the coming weeks, because behavior could change. There could be, for example, a rush to get vaccinated, while now there is a bit of stasis. And therefore it is difficult to make these predictions”, says the Director of Prevention of the Ministry of Health, Gianni Rezza. “We cannot rule out a further increase in cases in the coming weeks, but this may not be accompanied by a growth in ICU cases, thanks to the effect of vaccines and measures. But if the incidence were to rise, some white regions could turn yellow: it is now impossible to say when there will be the peak of cases, “he adds.