Italy's COVID-19 incidence has shot
up to 325 cases for every 100,000 inhabitants, the weekly
coronavirus monitoring report of the health ministry and the
Higher Health Institute (ISS) said on Friday, up from 215 in
last week's report.
The Rt transmission number was up too, climbing to 1 from 0.91
in last week's report.
An Rt above 1 indicates that the epidemic is in a phase of
expansion.
The report said the proportion of Italy's ordinary-ward hospital
beds occupied by COVID sufferers was 6% on September 29, up from
5.3% on September 22.
The proportion of intensive-care beds taken up by coronavirus
patients was steady at 1.4%.
The incidence was particularly high in the autonomous provinces
of Trento and Bolzano at 633 and 637.6 respectively, as well as
in Veneto (557).
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