Italy's COVID-19 Rt transmission
number and case incidence have fallen further, according to the
weekly coronavirus monitoring report of the health ministry and
the Higher Health Institute (ISS).
The report said Italy had an incidence of 261 cases for every
100,000 inhabitants in the May 20-29 period, down from 375 the
previous week.
It said the Rt number was 0.86 in the May 4-17 period, down from
0.89 in last week's report.
An Rt above 1 indicates the epidemic is in a phase of expansion.
The report said the pressure COVID-19 is exerting on Italy's
health system has eased further too.
It said 2.6% of Italy's intensive-care places were occupied by
COVID sufferers on May 26, down from 3.1% on May 19.
It said 9% of ordinary-ward hospital beds were occupied by
coronavirus patients on May 26, down from 10.9% seven days
previous.
The report added, however, that five regions were still above
the 15% alert threshold for hospital places occupied by COVID
patients - Abruzzo (17.1%), Calabria (16.8%), Sicily (15.3%),
Umbria (19.6%) and Valle d'Aosta (17.6%).
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