There are 26,684 new cases of Covid registered in the week 24 February-2 March 2023 with a drop of 9.4% compared to the previous week.
The victims are also decreasing, they are 228, -6.6%.
533,212 swabs were carried out (+5.3%) while the positivity rate is 5% with a variation of -0.8% compared to the previous week when it was 5.8%.
The Ministry of Health indicates it in the weekly bulletin.
The weekly incidence of Covid cases nationwide is slightly decreasing: 45 per 100,000 inhabitants (24/02-02/03).
In the period 8-21 February, the average Rt calculated on symptomatic cases was 0.94 (range 0.85-1.12), an increase compared to the previous week but still below the epidemic threshold.
The employment rate in intensive care is 1.4% (survey on 2 March) against 1.3% (23 February).
In medical areas nationwide employment rate stable at 5.2% (survey as of 2 March).
No Region is classified as high risk pursuant to the Ministerial Decree of 30 April 2020. Ten are at moderate risk and eleven are classified at low risk.
Fifteen Regions/PPAA report at least one resilience alert.
Four Regions/PPAA report multiple resilience alerts.
According to the tables that ANSA has been able to view, the 4 regions with multiple alerts are Emilia Romagna, Liguria, Tuscany and Puglia.
At moderate risk are Calabria (with a high probability of progression), ER, Liguria, Marche, Piedmont, PA Trento, Puglia, Tuscany, Valle d'Asta and Veneto.