Italy's COVID-19 Rt transmission
number and incidence have dropped, according to the weekly
coronavirus monitoring report of the health ministry and the
Higher Health Institute (ISS).
It said the Rt for the November 15-18 period was 1.10, down from
1.14 in last week's report.
An Rt above 1 indicates that the virus is in a phase of
expansion.
It said the incidence for the December 2-8 period was 375 cases
for every 100,000 inhabitants, down from 386 the previous week.
The report said, however, that the pressure the coronavirus is
exerting on Italy's hospitals has risen.
It said the proportion of intensive-care beds occupied by COVID
sufferers had increased to 3.4% on December 8 from 3.2% seven
days previous.
It said 14.5% of ordinary-ward hospital places were taken up by
coronavirus patients, compared to 13.3% on December 1.
The report said that the number of regions where the COVID
hospital occupancy rate was above the 15% alarm threshold had
risen from seven to nine.
They are Umbria (33.2%), Liguria (31.6%), Valle d'Aosta (28.4%),
Friuli Venezia Giulia (22.9%), Emilia Romagna (19.4%%), Marche
(18.6%), Abruzzo (18.5%), Veneto (16.5%) and Calabria (15.6%).
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