Covid Iss, epidemic “in acute phase”. In Italy, the Rt index at 1.17. There are 4,913 shoots

Rome, October 15, 2020 – The coronavirus epidemic in Italy accelerates and has entered “the acute phase”. theHigher Institute of Health (Iss) in the weekly document that provides monitoring of the epidemic in our period, with reference from October 5 to 11. Here are the directions from the ISS, point by point.

Strong acceleration

“If you attend an acceleration in the evolution of the epidemic, which has now entered an acute phase with a progressive increase in the number of cases “and with” evidence of criticality in local services and increases in the occupancy rate of beds in intensive care and medical areas that, in some Regions / PAs , they run the risk of reaching critical values ​​in the next month. “

The appeal to Italians

“The population is called to respect with conscience and precision all the foreseen precautionary rules”. In particular, it is recommended to respect the physical spacing and the correct and adequate use of the masks and also to “avoid as far as possible situations that could favor transmission such as spontaneous and programmed aggregations to avoid further deterioration that could require generalized territorial restrictions. “.

In 18 Regions the value of the transmissibility index Rt is greater than 1. The highest value is recorded in the Aosta Valley (1.53), followed by Piedmont (1.39) and the Autonomous Province of Bolzano (1.32). Three regions with Rt equal to 1 or less than 1. These are Basilicata (1), Calabria (0.94), Molise (0.83).

The virus circulates

“The virus now circulates throughout the country” e at the national level the contagion index Rt is 1.17, calculated on symptomatic cases. During the week considered, a strong increase in cases was observed, which from September 28 to October 11 brought the cumulative incidence to 75 per 100,000 inhabitants, compared to 44.37 per 100.00 in the period between September 21 and on October 4. .

Sprouts

The active outbreaks in Italy in the period between October 5 and 11 are 4,913, of which 1,749 are new, for the eleventh consecutive week.