(ANSA) - ROME, DEC 2 - Italy's COVID-19 Rt transmission number rose to 1.14 in the November 9-22 period, the weekly coronavirus monitoring report of the health ministry and the Higher Health Institute (ISS) said on Friday, up from 1.04 in last week's report.
    An Rt above 1 indicates that the virus is in a phase of expansion.
    The report said the nationwide incidence was 386 cases for every 100,000 inhabitants, which is effectively stable with respect to last week's figure of 388.
    It said the proportion of ordinary-ward hospital beds occupied by COVID sufferers was 13.3% on December 1, up from 12% on November 24.
    It said 3.2% of intensive-care places were taken up by coronavirus patients, up from 2.5% last week.
    The report said the number of regions above the 15% alarm threshold for ordinary-ward occupation by COVID patients had risen from five to seven.
    They are: Emilia Romagna (17.1%), Friuli Venezia Giulia (20.6%), Liguria (27%), Marche (18.6%), Umbria (35.5%), Valle d'Aosta (17.9%) and Veneto (16%). (ANSA).