The weekly incidence and the Rt index in Italy are decreasing: this is what emerges from the data of the weekly monitoring of the control room, released by the ISS. The weekly incidence falls nationwide: 261 per 100,000 inhabitants against 375 per 100,000 inhabitants last week. In the period 4 May – 17 May 2022, “the average Rt calculated on symptomatic cases – explains the ISS – was equal to 0.86, a decrease compared to the previous week”, when it was equal to 0.89.
The employment rate by Covid patients in intensive care departments drops to 2.6% (survey by the Ministry of Health as of May 26) compared to 3.1% recorded last May 19. Patients admitted to medical departments of Italian hospitals are decreasing. This week, the national employment rate drops to 9% (Ministry of Health survey as of May 26) compared to 10.9% recorded on May 19.
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by Michele Bocci
22 Maggio 2022
Five Regions this week are still above the 15% alert threshold for the occupation of wards by Covid patients, despite the sharp general decline in hospitalizations. These are: Abruzzo at 17.1%, Calabria at 16.8%, Sicily at 15.3%, Umbria at 19.6% and Valle d’Aosta at 17.6%. No region is above the alert threshold of 10% for the employment of intensive care, for which the highest value is found in Molise and is equal to 7.7%. It emerges from the fact sheet on the decision-making indicators that accompanies the weekly monitoring on the Covid-19 of the ISS and the Ministry of Health.