COVID in Italy: Rt number and incidence fall further

ROME. KAZINFORM Italy's COVID-19 Rt transmission number, virus incidence and hospitalizations all continued to fall over the last week, the health ministry and the Higher Health Institute (ISS) said in their weekly report Friday.

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All indicators of the presence of COVID in Italy have continued to fall, according to the weekly ISS-Ministry of Health monitoring, ANSA reports.

The weekly incidence nationwide is falling: 58 per 100,000 inhabitants (27/01/2023 -02/02/2023) compared to 65 per 100,000 inhabitants last week.

In the period 11 -24 January 2023, the Rt was 0.68, down from the previous week (it was 0.73) and below the epidemic threshold of 1, at which the virus is said to be in a phase of expansion.

ICU occupancy is down to 1.8% (as of 2 February) compared to 2.1% on 26 January) and occupancy of general medical areas down to 5.8% (as of 02 February) compared to 6.4%


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