Italy's COVID-19 incidence rose to 173
cases for every 100,000 inhabitants in the period between
November 29 and December 6 and contagion is strong among the
unvaccinated, Silvio Brusaferro, the president of Italy's Higher
Health Institute (ISS), said on Tuesday.
The ISS put Italy's COVID incidence at 155 cases for every
100,000 inhabitants in the weekly coronavirus monitoring report
on Friday.
"We are still in an epidemic situation," Brusaferro said.
"The figures show that the number of newly infected people is
still increasing.
"The circulation (of the virus) is affecting some groups more
than others and there is a strong match to the unvaccinated
population".
Brusaferro said that 57% of the Italian population aged 80 or
over have had a third COVID-vaccine booster dose.
But he added that 6.57 million people in Italy aged 12 or over
and eligible to be vaccinated had still not had their first jab.
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