Brusaferro (Iss): "Young people feed the cases. The RT is projected to a value equal to 1.55"

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July 23, 2021

"The municipalities with at least one case of Covid grow from 2267 to 2958 and the incidence shows that in almost all regions there is a marked growth. The growth is characterized by 10-19 and 20-29 years and therefore is the youngest population which feeds the new cases of the epidemic. Cases are also growing in Italy as in many European countries ". This was stated by the president of the Higher Institute of Health, Silvio Brusaferro, at the press conference at the Ministry of Health on the analysis of data from the regional monitoring of the control room. "The European map sees many countries migrate from green to yellow and to intense red" due to Covid risk. "And this week we see that some Italian regions also enter the yellow zone, along with Denmark, a large part of France. We also see that theIreland is red, Greece is yellow with some areas such as Crete and Cyprus red ", the Iberian Peninsula is red." And the data is confirmed by the curve: Italy is also starting to have a growing trend, "he explained.

The RT is projected to a value equal to 1.55

"The RT is projected to 1.55 and the average age of infection is lowering to 25 years and the average age of admission in intensive care to 55 years" added Brusaferro .

Delta variant increases and alpha decreases

"The altitude of the delta variant is increasing

variant is progressively decreasing. From 5 June to 19 July the map confirms this data" explained the president of the Higher Institute of Health.

Over 50% between 20 and 29 years have had a dose

"Over 50% between 20 and 29 years have had at least one dose of vaccine and this is an important fact. Vaccinations are increasing".

Incidence doubled but there is no hospital stress

"The incidence has doubled, the impact on health services is limited but the delta variant increases and will become dominant. Hence the importance of completing the vaccination cycle and respecting the distancing measures and the use of masks "concluded Brusaferro. Also for the Director General of Prevention of the Ministry of Health, Gianni Rezza, "the situation is becoming more complicated with an increase in cases in many European countries, this means that Italians who go abroad even for vacation risk being blocked. We must rush to get vaccinated ".

Soon to circulate on cases of green pass exemptions

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are being studied: for example, those who cannot complete the vaccination cycle because perhaps they had a serious allergic reaction to the first dose of the vaccine, and there are also other cases that we are There will be a circular in a very short time to get ready to August 6 "concluded Rezza.