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Coronavirus infections continue to increase in Italy: in the last 24 hours, according to data from the Ministry of Health, 1,616 new cases have been registered, while yesterday there were 1,597. The total number of infected people, including victims and those cured, is 284,796. On the other hand, the increase in the number of deaths is stable: 10 in a day, like Thursday, for a total of 35,597 victims since the start of the pandemic. Those healed and discharged are a total of 212,432, 547 more than yesterday. No region presents zero new cases, while the highest increases are registered in Lombardy (+257), Veneto (+173), Emilia Romagna (+152). More than a hundred new cases also Lazio, Tuscany and Sicily.
Compared with the previous two weeks of follow-up (from August 17 to 30, 2020), an increase in the occupancy rate of dedicated beds was observed in both the medical and intensive care areas in almost all the Regions. At the national level, the occupancy rate in the medical area increased from 1 to 2%, while the occupancy rate in intensive care increased from 2% to 3%, with values higher than 5% for some regions. This is revealed by the weekly monitoring of the Istituto Superiore di Sanità. “Although signs of overload of health services have not yet been identified, the observed trend, says the document, could soon be reflected in greater commitment. In addition, the important and growing commitment of local services (Prevention Departments) to ensure that current outbreaks are identified and investigated promptly is confirmed ”.
Slight but constant increase in the national transmission index (Rt) that exceeded the threshold of 1 around August 16, 2020, probably due to the reopening of May 4 and 18 and June 3, in the period of August 20 – September 2, 2020 l ‘Rt calculated in symptomatic cases is equal to 1.14 (95% CI: 0.71 – 1.53). This is what we read in the weekly monitoring of the National Institute of Health and the Ministry of Health. However, the national transmission index must be interpreted with caution at this particular moment of the epidemic, the national RT must be interpreted taking into account the incidence data ”. The average age of those infected also increases: “For the sixth consecutive week, the number of Covid cases increases in our country even if the Rt index remains just above 1. There are many outbreaks registered in various Italian regions although the number of these caused by returns from tourist areas is decreasing. Unfortunately, the age at diagnosis is increasing, which is now around 35 years, which means the beginning of intrafamily transmission “.
Hence the ISS warning: “It remains essential to maintain a
high awareness of the population about the worsening of the epidemiological situation and the importance of continuing to strictly comply with all the necessary measures to reduce the risk of transmission such as individual hygiene, the use of masks and physical distancing “.
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