The weekly monitoring report by the
Health Ministry and the Higher Health Institute (ISS) said
Friday that coronavirus infection perists in Italy.
"Although the lockdown measures made it possible to effectively
control SARS-CoV-2 infection, widespread transmission of the
virus persists when favourable conditions occur, causing
outbreaks, including some of a significant size," it said.
"New cases of infection were diagnosed in almost all of the
regions and autonomous provinces during the week of monitoring
from June 29 to July 5, with an increase in cases with respect
to the previous week in some areas.
"The overall picture of the transmission and impact of the
SARS-CoV-2 infection in Italy remains one of a low level of
criticality with a cumulative incidence of the previous 14 days
(22/6-5/7 period) of 4.3 per 100,000 inhabitants (down slightly)
"At the national level, a slight decrease in the number of
newly diagnosed cases reported to the integrated surveillance
system coordinated by the ISS was observed with respect to the
previous week of monitoring, with national Rt number of 1.
"Although in decline, the number of reported new cases remains
high in some regions. This calls for caution as it shows that,
in some parts of the country, SARS-CoV-2 is still circulating at
a significant level".
The report said that five regions had a Rt number over 1: Emilia
Romagna and Veneto (1.2), Tuscany (1.12), Lazio (1.07) and
Piedmont (1.06).
The R number for Lombardy is 0.92.
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