Covid Toscana, the Rt index falls to 1.2. But the region remains at “high risk” for the ISS.



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Florence, November 27, 2020 – Data that is improving but for which a lot of caution is still needed Here is what the Tuscany monitoring says of the Higher Institute of Health together with the Ministry of Health. A follow up that refers to the week of November 16-22 And that is important because it determines the colors of the Italian regions. There Tuscany, red zone, must, according to the president of the Region Giani, go back to the orange zone as of Friday December 4, therefore in a week.

Tuscany’s Rt index falls to 1.2

The Rt contagion index falls in Tuscany: and 1.2 (it was 1.4 in the week of Nov 9-15) and this is definitely a positive sign. It means that there is a decrease in the transmission of the virus thanks to the rules that have limited meetings and movements of people. Instead, the Italian contagion index fell to 1.08 (it was 1.18 the week before).

Tuscany, the table of the relationship between new positives and swabs, day by day

“In Tuscany there is no overload of intensive care”

In 5 regions no overload Beyond the critical threshold of 30% of Covid beds occupied for intensive care. These are Basilicata, Calabria, Molise, Sicily, Veneto. In 7 regions, however, it is not registered no overload above the critical threshold of 40% for occupied Covid beds in the medical area: Basilicata, Molise, PA Bolzano, Sardinia, Sicily, Tuscany, Veneto. This is highlighted in the draft of the ISS Ministry follow-up for the week 16-22 of November.




The Rt of the other regions

Going into the details of the draft report of the Ministry of Health Iss Abruzzo has a contagion index Rt of 1.06; Basilicata 1.21; Calabria 0.92; Campania 1; Emilia Romagna 1.07; Friuli Venezia Giulia 1.09; Lazio 0.88; Liguria 0.76; Lombardy 1.17; the Trademarks 0.93; Molise 1.17; Piedmont 0.89; the autonomous province of Bolzano 1; Autonomous province of Trento 0.81; Puglia 0.99; Sardinia 0.71; Sicily 1.04; Umbria 0.74; the Aosta Valley 0.99; Veneto 1.2.

Covid, data in Tuscany from November 27

The Italian image of the epidemic

The speed of transmission of the epidemic in Italy is slowing down and has reached Rt levels close to 1 in many Regions / AP. In addition, for the first time in several weeks, the incidence calculated during the last 14 days has decreased nationwide. This data is encouraging and indicates the impact of the mitigation measures implemented in recent weeks. However, the incidence remains still too high Therefore, to allow sustainable management, it will be necessary to achieve levels of transmissibility significantly below 1, which will allow a rapid decrease in the number of new cases of infection and, consequently, a reduction in pressure on local health services hospitable.




In Italy there are 827 deaths and 28,352 new cases, with 222,803 swabs. Hospitalizations (-354) and intensive care (-64) decrease. In Lombardy 5,389 infections, 3,418 in Veneto and 3,149 in Piedmont. Lazio + 2,276, Emilia Romagna +2,165. In Tuscany, another 1,117, in Puglia 1,737.

Rezza: “Framework improves, but be cautious”

After several weeks, comment Gianni rezza, Director of Prevention of the Ministry of Health, “the incidence of cases is decreasing slightly for the first time, although very high. The RT for this week is set at 1.1 so there is a first effect of the containment measures. Unfortunately, hospitalizations are increasing. Given the situation – he says – it is good to continue maintaining prudent behavior and all those measures that are appropriate with respect to the evolution of the epidemic.

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