Instead, the contagion index falls back below 1 (it is at 0.92) which, however, is calculated only on symptomatic cases and therefore could underestimate the real spread of the virus. This is what the Ministry of Health and the Istituto Superiore di Sanità find in the weekly monitoring report on the progress of the epidemic, which observe a “slow and progressive worsening of the SARS-Cov-2 epidemic, albeit with a more contained trend than to that observed in other European countries “.
The monitoring therefore confirms the presence of “important warning signals linked to an increase in local transmission” of the new coronavirus SarsCov2: “At the moment, the data confirm the opportunity to maintain the prevention and control measures already adopted and be ready for activation of further interventions in case of further deterioration “.
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Most cases (81.9%) continue to be contracted on the national territory, with a decrease in those imported from abroad (10.8%). The percentage of cases imported from another Region has also decreased for two weeks (5.5%). A trend that indicates how the trail of infections caused by returning from summer holidays is running out.
The virus now travels in the family and, in particular, from the youngest to the oldest. The median age of diagnosed cases has been increasing for three weeks (41 years in the monitoring week) and 35% of new cases diagnosed in the monitoring week are older than 50 years.
The number of hospitalizations also rises. At the national level, the employment rate in the medical area increased from 2% to 4%, while the employment rate in intensive care from 1% to 2%, with values higher than 5% for some Regions. “Although no signs of overload of health care services have yet been identified – warns the document – the trend observed could be reflected in a greater commitment. The important and growing commitment of local services (Prevention Departments) is also confirmed to so that the present outbreaks are promptly identified and investigated “.
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During the monitoring week, 2397 active outbreaks with at least two cases of contagion linked to each other, 698 of which are new. For Iss and the ministry “they are often associated with recreational activities that involve gatherings and violations of the rules of physical distancing” and “this entails an ever greater commitment of local services in the search for contacts that have so far managed to contain the local transmission of the virus “Iss and ministry write.
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