Italy's COVID-19 incidence and its Rt
transmission number fell further over the last week, according
to the weekly monitoring report of the health ministry and the
Higher Health Institute (ISS) out Friday.
The weekly incidence on a national level is in fact down this
week at 207 cases per 100,000 inhabitants against 233 per
100,000 inhabitants seven days ago, the report said.
In the period 7 december-20 December 2022, the average Rt
calculated on symptomatic cases was 0.84 (range 0.81-0.88), down
from the previous week, when it had decreased from the previous
week when it reached 0.91, and below the epidemic threshold of
one.
An Rt of one indicates that the virus is expanding.
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