RT is falling, but the incidence of Covid cases per hundred thousand inhabitants is increasing. And so the RT which went from 1.56 last week to 1.27 this week, according to what emerges from the draft of the weekly monitoring report of the Ministry of Health and the Higher Institute of Health (ISS). On the other hand, the incidence is still rising, passing to what is learned from 68 to 73 weekly cases per one hundred thousand inhabitants.
No Region and Autonomous Province exceeds the critical occupancy threshold for beds in the intensive care or medical area. But the employment rate in intensive care is slightly increasing to 4%, with the number of people admitted rising from 258 (03/08/2021) to 322 (10/08/2021). The employment rate in medical areas nationwide increases to 5%. The number of people hospitalized in these areas is increasing from 2,196 (on August 3) to 2,880 (on August 10).
Also in the last week of monitoring, 18 Regions were classified at moderate risk, the remaining three (Lazio and the Autonomous Provinces of Bolzano and Trento) are at low risk. Eleven regions report resilience alerts. None report multiple resilience alerts. The number of new cases not associated with transmission chains increases (15,026 vs 12,683 the previous week). The percentage of cases detected through contact tracing activity increases slightly (32% vs 30% last week). And the percentage of cases detected also increases through the appearance of symptoms (47% vs 46%). Finally, 21% were diagnosed through screening activities.
Meanwhile, the occupancy rate of the medical areas of the hospitals in Sardinia rises to 8% with + 1%. But the figures for Basilicata and Campania also rise, again by 1%, reaching 7% and 8% respectively. Instead, the situation in Calabria slightly decongests, which drops to 12%, marking a -1% in ordinary departments even if always close to the 15% threshold set by the new parameters, according to the photograph taken by Agenas every day and referred to yesterday’s monitoring of the employment trend of hospital wards and intensive care units.
And the Undersecretary of Health Andrea Costa speaking on the show The air that pulls – Summer broadcast on La7, he explained that “it is no coincidence that in the regions with the lowest number of vaccinated there is the risk of a yellow zone, there is a direct link. Then it is clear that we are talking about islands with a strong increase in presences in summer period, but the data from which we can start is that the islands where there is a delay in the vaccination cycle must make us reflect on how important it is to get vaccinated. I hope it will be an extra element to raise awareness among citizens “.
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