Covid, 44,672 cases, 62 victims. Double monoclonals in 7 days

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(yesterday they were 44,853), according to data from the Ministry of Health.

The positivity rate is 21.7% (yesterday it was 20.1%).

The molecular and antigenic swabs carried out were 205,555 compared to 222,926 the previous day.  

New leap in incidence and Rt: the weekly incidence at national level rises to 441 per 100,000 inhabitants

(30/09/2022 -06/10/2022) against 325 per 100,000 inhabitants last week (23/09/2022 -29 / 09/2022).

There was also a sharp increase in the transmissibility index Rt: in the period 14 September-27 September, the Rt was equal to 1.18 (range 0.98-1.52), an increase compared to the previous week (when it was equal to a 1) and above the epidemic threshold value.

Rt based on hospitalized cases is also increasing, at 1.28.

This is highlighted by the weekly monitoring Iss-Ministry of Health.

The employment rate in intensive care

of Covid patients

(daily survey by the Ministry of Health on 06 October) compared to 1.4% (survey on 29 September).  

(as of 06 October) compared to 6.0% on 22 September.

The percentage of cases detected through contact tracing activity is stable compared to the previous week

(12% compared to 11%).

The percentage of cases detected through the onset of symptoms was also stable (53% compared to 54% seven days ago), as was the percentage of cases diagnosed through screening activities (35% compared to 35% again last week).

Meanwhile, treatments with monoclonal antibodies are increasing.

There were 79,666 treatments with monoclonal antibodies against Covid started from March 2021 to October 5 and the prescriptions for use as therapy have doubled in the last week.

From 22 September to 5 October, 4.5 doses per million inhabitants of the thixagevimab-cilgavimab mix were prescribed compared to 2.4 doses in the previous week, equal to + 107.8%.

While sotrovimab prescriptions were 3.5 per million inhabitants compared to 1.9 in the previous week, equal to + 81.6%.

The use of tixagevimab-cilgavimab in prophylaxis also increased by 64% in 7 days.

This is what emerges from the 61st AIFA report.

The number of Regions and Autonomous Provinces that record an incidence of Covid-19 cases exceeding 600 per 100 thousand inhabitants rises.

This week, 7 Regions and Autonomous Provinces exceed this value: Abruzzo (603.8), Friuli Venezia Giulia (710), PA Bolzano (863.8), PA Trento (825.2), Piedmont (654.7), Umbria ( 680.6), Veneto (728.9).

Last week only the PA Bolano and Trento exceeded this value.

This is shown in the table on decision-making indicators attached to the weekly monitoring of the Iss-Ministry of Health, which ANSA was able to view.