The nationwide weekly incidence of Covid cases continues to increase rapidly.
According to the weekly monitoring by the Ministry of Health-Iss, it has more than doubled reaching 783 cases per 100,000 inhabitants (24/12/2021 - 30/12/2021) against 351 per 100,000 last week (17/12/2021 - 23/12 / 2021, Ministry of Health flow data). In the period 7 December - 20 December, the mean Rt calculated on symptomatic cases was equal to 1.18 (range 1.13 - 1.22), slightly up compared to the previous week (it was equal to 1.13) and still above the epidemic threshold.
INTENSIVE CARE - The employment rate in intensive care is on the rise: it is 12.9% (according to the daily survey by the Ministry of Health as at 30 December) compared to 10.7% (daily survey by the Ministry of Health as at 23 December). The employment rate in medical areas at the national level rises to 17.1% (daily survey by the Ministry of Health as of December 30) against 13.9% (daily survey by the Ministry of Health as of December 23).
There is a sharp increase in the number of new cases of Covid-19 not associated with transmission chains (124,707 against 62,669 in the previous week). The percentage of cases detected through contact tracing activity is decreasing (21% versus 27% last week). The percentage of cases detected through the appearance of symptoms is increasing (48% vs 45%) and the percentage of cases diagnosed through screening activities is also increasing (31% vs 28%).
AGENAS - According to Agenas, which compares the data of December 30 with those of the previous day, there are 14 regions that exceed the alert threshold of 10% of the places in intensive care occupied by patients with Covid-19: Abruzzo (at 12%), Calabria (15%), Emilia Romagna (14%), Friuli Venezia Giulia (15%), Lazio (16%), Liguria (20%), Lombardy (13%), Marche (17%), Pa Bolzano (18%), Pa Trento (23%), Piedmont (16%), Sicily (11%), Tuscany (13%), Veneto (18%).
At a national level, the occupancy rate of beds in non-critical area hospital wards by patients with Covid-19 is stable at a national level, but rises in 10 regions, and there are now 17 that exceed the threshold of 15 %. The highest values are recorded in Calabria and Valle d'Aosta, both at 29%.
LOMBARDY IN THE YELLOW ZONE - From Monday, in the meantime, Lombardy will be in the yellow zone. This was announced by the governor of the Region Attilio Fontana, anticipating that "the data of the weekly monitoring of the control room of the Ministry of Health and Iss confirm the overcoming of the white zone parameters, therefore from next Monday Lombardy will pass into the yellow zone. variations on the measures to be respected by citizens, because the use of the mask outdoors is already foreseen for all bands, including the white one ".
Piedmont, Lazio and Sicily will also pass into the yellow zone. The total of the yellow regions rises to 11, with Liguria, Marche, Veneto, Friuli Venezia Giulia, the public administration of Trento and Bolzano and Calabria.
(Unioneonline / D)
