Italy's COVID-19 incidence and Rt
transmission number have stayed on a downward trend, according
to the latest weekly coronavirus monitoring report of the health
ministry and the Higher Health Institute (ISS).
It said the incidence dropped to 672 cases for every 100,000
inhabitants in the February 11-17 period, down from 962 the
previous week.
It said the Rt for the January 26-February 8 period was 0.77,
down from 0.89 in last week's report.
An Rt above 1 indicates the epidemic is in a phase of expansion.
The report said the pressure COVID-19 is exerting on Italy's
hospitals had continued to fall too.
It said the proportion of Italy's intensive-care places occupied
by coronavirus sufferers was 10.4% on February 17, compared to
13.4% the week before.
It said the proportion of ordinary-ward hospital places taken up
by COVID patients was 22.2% on February 10, down from 26.5%
seven days previously.
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