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In total, there are 3,805 active outbreaks in Italy, of which 1,181 are new (both on the rise for the tenth consecutive week): 77.6% occurred in the domestic environment. Symptomatic cases increase
The report from the Ministry of Health and the Higher Institute of Health (Iss) for the week between September 28 and October 4 shows that in Italy there has been an acceleration of the progressive worsening of the coronavirus epidemic reported in the last ten weeks. This has resulted in a significant workload on the national health services. For the first time there are important critical elements related to the spread of Sars-CoV-2 in the Peninsula. The report also indicates that in the period between September 17 and 30, the transmissibility index (Rt) calculated on symptomatic cases is equal to 1.06.
3,805 active shoots
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Covid, what is and what does Rt do
In total, there are 3,805 active outbreaks in Italy, 1,181 of which are new (both on the rise for the 10th week in a row). These figures are increasing compared to last week, when the active outbreaks were 3,266 and the new 909. The Ministry of Health and the Higher Institute of Health explain that the adopted definition of outbreak provides for the identification of 2 or more positive cases connected to each other . Outbreaks have been reported in almost all provinces (104/107): the majority continue to occur in the household (77.6%), while the percentage of those detected in recreational activities continues to decrease (4.1% compared to 4.5% from the previous week). During the last week there has been a slight increase in outbreaks whose transmission may have occurred in the school setting. However, a limited contagion trend remains, equivalent to 2.5% of all new outbreaks whose transmission context has been reported.
The number of hospitalized patients increases
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Coronavirus: the rules for living with a positive
The number of hospitalized people continues to increase throughout the country: 3,287 in the medical area and 303 in intensive care. Consequently, employment rates also increase.
Symptomatic cases are on the rise
The report of the Ministry of Health-Iss indicates that between September 21 and October 4 there was an increase in symptomatic cases, which now number 8,198 (compared to 6,650 in the period 14/9 -27/9). In the last 14 days, the cumulative incidence of coronavirus cases in Italy was 44.37 per 100,000 inhabitants (in the period 14 / 9-27 / 9 it was 34.2 per 100,000 inhabitants). The Istituto Superiore di Sanità and the Ministry of Health ask to “maintain rigorous behavior” and underline that “it is essential to avoid events and initiatives with risk of aggregation in public and private places and it is mandatory to adopt rigorous individual behavior with conscience to limit the risk of transmission to avoid a greater and faster worsening of the epidemic ”.
Rt index greater than 1 in 13 regions
The acceleration of the progressive worsening of the coronavirus epidemic is reflected in a “significant workload in local health services.” For the ISS, it is important to monitor the situation, as it could affect healthcare services. The Rt index exceeded the threshold value of 1 in 13 regions and 2 autonomous provinces (Trento and Bolzano). Campania has the highest value, with 1.24, followed by Sicily with 1.22 and Trento with 1.18. Molise improved with 0.61, Emilia Romagna with 0.84 and Marche with 0.91.
The invitation to caution
Given the increase in outbreaks, the ISS and the Ministry of Health explain that it is essential to maintain “a high awareness of the general population about the now evident and accelerated worsening of the epidemiological situation and the importance of continuing to rigorously respect all necessary measures to reduce the risk of transmission such as: hand washing, use of masks and physical distancing ”.
Rezza: “Cases on the rise for the 10th week in a row”
“The number of Covid-19 cases increases for the tenth consecutive week, but this time a little more than in recent weeks. The RT slightly exceeds the unit. There are outbreaks and sporadic cases in all regions and the number of hospitalizations tends to increase, even if there is no intensive care overload, “says Gianni Rezza, director general of Prevention at the Ministry of Health, commenting on the weekly monitoring. and in both public and private events, always wear a mask, use physical distancing measures and take care of hand hygiene ”, concludes the expert.
