COVID-19 incidence down, transmission number stable – ANSA
21:13, 16 September 2022
ROME. KAZINFORM - Italy's COVID-19 Rt transmission number was stable at 0.92 in the August 24-September 7 period, the weekly coronavirus monitoring report of the health ministry and the Higher Health Institute (ISS) said on Friday, ANSA reports.
An incidence above 1 indicates that the epidemic is in a phase of expansion.
The nationwide case incidence for the September 9-15 period was 186 for every 100,000 inhabitants, down from 197 the previous week, the report said.
It said the proportion of Italian intensive-care places occupied by COVID sufferers was 1.4% on September 15, down from 1.9% seven days previous.
The report said 5.7% of ordinary-ward hospital beds were taken up by coronavirus patients on September 15, down from 6.5% last week.
The ISS said it estimated that 100% of Italy's COVID cases regarded the Omicron variant on September 6, with the BA.5 sub-variant accounting for 94.4%.
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