COVID: R rate 1.08 says ISS in draft report

(ANSA) - ROME, 27 NOV - Italy's R rate of COVID transmission was 1.08 in the November 4-17 period, the Higher Health Institute (ISS) and the health ministry said in a draft of their weekly monitoring report Friday.
    R rates ranged from 1 to 1.25 in the majority of Italian regions, the ISS said.
    It fell below 1 in four regions, indicating a significant drop in transmission.
    The incidence of COVID fell to 706 per 100,000 inhabitants from 732 the previous week, the ministry and the ISS said.
    Ten regions are at risk of having an unmanageable epidemic, the report said.
    For seven others which are on the verge of this, the report recommended weighing further measures.
    Lombardy, Piedmont and Tuscany look likely to come out of high-risk red zone status and into moderate-risk orange zone status amid a pre-Christmas loosening of restrictions. (ANSA).