The coronavirus monitoring report of
the Health Ministry and the Higher Health Institute (ISS) for
the week of July 20-26 said Friday that the contagion trend in
Italy was on the rise.
"Widespread transmission of the virus continues which, when
favourable conditions occur, provokes outbreaks, including some
of a significant size, sometimes linked to the importation of
cases from foreign States," the report said.
"The number of new cases of infection, although limited on the
whole, shows a trend that is one the rise.
"On the whole the overall picture of the transmission and impact
of the SARS-CoV-2 infection in Italy, although not one of a
critical situation, shows signals that require particular
attention.
"At the national level, an increase in the number of newly
diagnosed cases was observed, with a national Rt number of 0.98,
which is over 1 in its interval of greatest confidence.
"This indicates that transmission in our country has been
substantially stationary in recent weeks.
"The need to respect quarantine measures is reiterated,
including via the identification of structures dedicated to
this, both for people returning from countries that are subject
to quarantine, and for people following requests by the health
authority after the identification of a close contact to a case.
"Otherwise, we could witness a significant increase in the
number of cases at the national level in the coming weeks.
"The Rt estimates continue to fluctuate in some regions and
autonomous provinces in relation to outbreaks of transmission
hotspots that are subsequently contained.
"As a result, over the last 14 days, estimates of Rt rates of
over 1 have been observed in eight regions where there have been
recent outbreaks.
"Although in decline, the number of new cases reported remains
high in some regions.
"This calls for caution as it shows that, in some parts of the
country, SARS-CoV-2 is still circulating in a significant way.
"There continue to be no signs of care services being
overwhelmed".
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