(ANSA) - ROME, SEPTEMBER 10 - In the period 18 -31 August 2021, the national average Rt calculated on the symptomatic cases of Covid continues to decline, which was equal to 0.92 (range 0.79 -1.02), below the epidemic threshold. The previous week recorded a value of 0.97. The incidence of cases per 100 thousand inhabitants also falls (and this is one of the key decision-making indicators for any measures) which passes, in the national value, from 74 last week to 64 in the latter (period 3-9 September). It emerges from the draft of the weekly monitoring on the Covid-19 epidemic examined in the control room and which will be illustrated today.
The admissions of Covid patients in intensive care and medical areas are increasing. The employment rate in intensive care is still slightly up to 6.2% (daily survey by the Ministry of Health) compared to 5.7 last week.
Sicily remains yellow and the other regions in the white zone. The data of the draft monitoring ISS-Ministry of Health at the examination of the control room, which will be presented today, according to what is learned, do not report situations of further deterioration for the island which, despite some worries in recent days, does not risk a passage into the orange area . The improvement of the parameters has also made certain other regions safe, such as Sardinia and Calabria, which together with the others remain white. (HANDLE).
