The incidence of COVID-19 cases fell
to 559 for every 100,000 inhabitants in Italy in the April
19-May 5 period, down from 699 the previous week, the weekly
monitoring report of the health ministry and Higher Health
Institute (ISS) said on Friday.
It added, however, that the Rt transmission number was 0.96 in
the April 13-26 period, up slightly from 0.93 in last week's
report.
An Rt above 1 indicates the epidemic is in a phase of expansion.
The report said that 3.7% of Italy's intensive-care places were
occupied by COVID sufferers on May 5, down from 3.8% seven days
previous.
It said 14.5% of ordinary-ward hospital beds were taken up by
coronavirus patients on May 5, down from 15.6% on April 28.
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