Italy's COVID-19 Rt transmission
number has fallen slightly but the case incidence has risen a
tad, according to the latest weekly coronavirus monitoring
report of the health ministry and the higher Health Institute
(ISS).
It said the Rt number dropped to 0.93 in the April 6-19 period,
down from 0.96 in last week's report.
An Rt over 1 indicates the epidemic is in a phase of expansion.
The incidence rose to 699 cases for every 100,000 inhabitants,
compared to 675 in last Friday's report.
The report said the pressure COVID-19 is exerting on Italy's
health system had eased a little.
It said the proportion of Italy's intensive-care places occupied
by coronavirus sufferers was 3.8% on April 28, down from 4.2% on
April 21.
It said the proportion of ordinary-ward hospital places taken up
by COVID patients fell from 15.8% to 15.6%.
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