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.
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