Between June 3-9, the average Covid-19 infection was 222 per 100,000 inhabitants, compared to 207 per 100,000 inhabitants a week earlier.
The rate of weekly Covid-19 infections in Italy has risen again after a long time, according to data released yesterday Friday by the National Institutes of Health. At the same time, however, the transmissibility index (Rt) is still falling.
In particular, between June 3-9, the average Covid-19 infection was 222 per 100,000 inhabitants, compared to 207 per 100,000 inhabitants a week earlier. However, the Rt index, which measures the rate of spread of the disease, continued at a low level, continuing its downward trajectory.
The proportion of patients with Covid-19 admitted to the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) fell to 2% from 2.3% a week earlier.
Only two regions in Italy are classified as “low risk” and two as “medium risk”.
On Friday, active coronavirus cases in Italy were estimated at 620,000, the lowest since December 28, 2021. At the height of the pandemic, the country had about 2.8 million active cases.
Also on Friday, 21,500 new infections were recorded, about 200 fewer than on Thursday. In the last 24 hours, another 52 people have lost their lives due to complications of Covid-19.
