Covid emergency: the pandemic curve in Italy is among the lowest compared to those of the main European countries. A figure that is accompanied by the drop in the incidence of cases which stands at 50 per 100 thousand inhabitants, and a stable transmissibility index Rt at 0,69. All indicators that bode well and that come from the last weekly monitoring of the control room.
Even the ministerial reports today confirm the downward trend of the pandemic curve in our country. According to the data released, there are 1.197 new positive cases today (yesterday 1.147). The deaths of the last 24 hours are 28 (yesterday 35). The discharged healed are 4.087 (yesterday 7.648) while the currently positive cases are 89.150, 2.922 cheaper than yesterday. The swabs made today are 249.988 (yesterday 216.026); ICU patients are 394 (yesterday 416). They still remain in home isolation 86.252 people infected by Covid (88.976 yesterday).
Downward pandemic curve
However, the epidemic is not over, warns the Higher Institute of Health, and the outbreaks of the Delta variant of the virus are especially worrying. SARS-CoV-2. Variants also present in our territory and which could circumvent vaccination protection. The epidemiological picture traced by the monitoring, explains the director of prevention of the Ministry of Health Gianni Rezza outlines a situation that “is proceeding very well. Compared to other EU countries, we are in a better situation because, together with the vaccination campaign, measures have been taken based on caution. So - Rezza rhymes - the situation can be observed with a certain optimism ”.
The representative of the ministry is keen to clarify: "the epidemic is not over and we must continue with the vaccination campaign at full speed". Certainly, highlights the president of the ISS Silvio Brusaferro, the epidemic curve is “among the lowest in the EU and there is a decrease in cases in all regions. In addition, there are many municipalities where there have been no cases in recent weeks ". It's still, "The mortality rate continues to decrease with the increase in vaccination coverage". A further fact that leads to optimism is that the percentage of cases found in vaccinated people is very low. According to experts, therefore, we are finally coming out of the tunnel after more than a year and a half of pandemic emergency that has shocked the whole world.
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