(ANSA) - ROME, SEP 17 - Italy's COVID-19 Rt transmission
number and its case incidence have fallen again, according to a
draft of the weekly coronavirus monitoring report of the health
ministry and the Higher Health Institute (ISS).
It said the Rt number for the period between August 25 and
September 7 was 0.85, down from 0.92 in last week's report.
An Rt number over 1 indicates that the epidemic is in a phase of
expansion.
The draft of the report said that the incidence went down from
64 cases for every 100,000 inhabitants to 54.
It said the proportion of intensive-care places taken up by
COVID patients was down slightly at 6.1%.
The report said the proportion for ordinary hospital-ward places
was also down slightly at 7.2%.
However, four Italian regions/autonomous provinces are now
considered moderate COVID-19 risk, rather than low risk, up from
three last week.
They are Abruzzo, Molise and the autonomous provinces of Bolzano
and Trento.
Sicily, Calabria and the province of Bolzano, meanwhile, are the
areas with the highest incidence. (ANSA).
COVID-19: Rt number and incidence fall further - ISS
Number of coronavirus patients in hospital down too