Italy's COVID-19 Rt transmission number and incidence down – English & More News Here

(ANSA) – ROME, MAY 27 – Italy’s COVID-19 Rt transmission
number and case incidence have fallen additional, in accordance with the
weekly coronavirus monitoring report of the well being ministry and
the Higher Health Institute (ISS).
   
The report mentioned Italy had an incidence of 261 circumstances for each
100,000 inhabitants within the May 20-29 interval, down from 375 the
earlier week.
   
It mentioned the Rt number was 0.86 within the May 4-17 interval, down from
0.89 in final week’s report.
   
An Rt above 1 signifies the epidemic is in a section of enlargement.
   
The report mentioned the strain COVID-19 is exerting on Italy’s
well being system has eased additional too.
   
It mentioned 2.6% of Italy’s intensive-care locations had been occupied by
COVID victims on May 26, down from 3.1% on May 19.
   
It mentioned 9% of odd-ward hospital beds had been occupied by
coronavirus sufferers on May 26, down from 10.9% seven days
earlier.
   
The report added, nevertheless, that 5 areas had been nonetheless above
the 15% alert threshold for hospital locations occupied by COVID
sufferers – Abruzzo (17.1%), Calabria (16.8%), Sicily (15.3%),
Umbria (19.6%) and Valle d’Aosta (17.6%). (ANSA).