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08 October 2021 Four Regions and Autonomous Provinces (PA) are classified at moderate risk this week: Basilicata, PA Trento, PA Bolzano and Valle d'Aosta. The remaining 17 Regions / PPAA are classified as low risk. Last week only one region, Lazio, was at moderate risk. Two Regions / PA (Basilicata and PA Trento) report an alert of resilience. None reports multiple resilience alerts. This is highlighted by the draft of the Iss-Ministry of Health weekly monitoring.



"In the period between 15 and 28 September 2021, the mean Rt calculated on symptomatic cases was equal to 0.83 (range 0.81-0.86), below the epidemic threshold and stable with respect to the week The weekly incidence at national level is decreasing: 34 per 100,000 inhabitants (01/09 / 2021-07 / 09/2021) vs 37 per 100,000 inhabitants (24/09 / 2021-30 / 09/2021) - continues the report - The incidence is below the weekly threshold of 50 cases per 100,000 inhabitants, which can allow the control of transmission based on containment, or rather on the identification of cases and the tracing of their contacts ".  



The number of new cases not associated with transmission chains is decreasing (5,903 vs 7,070 in the previous week). The percentage of cases detected through contact tracing activity is slightly down (33% vs 34% last week). The percentage of cases detected through the appearance of symptoms is increasing (47% vs 45%). The percentage of cases diagnosed through screening activities remains stable (21% vs 21%). 



The employment rate of Covid patients in intensive care decreased slightly to 4.8% (daily survey by the Ministry of Health of 5/10/2021), with a slight decrease in the number of people hospitalized by 459 (28/09 / 2021) to 433 (5/10/2021). The employment rate in medical areas nationwide falls to 5.1%. The number of people hospitalized in these areas also decreased slightly from 3,418 (28/09/2021) to 2,968 (5/10/2021). 



"With Delta we need higher vaccine coverage"

"The delta variant has been dominant in Italy since July. This variant is dominant throughout the European Union and is associated with greater transmissibility. Higher vaccination coverage and completion of vaccination cycles are the main tools to prevent further recrudescences of episodes of increased circulation of the virus supported by emerging variants "notes the draft of the weekly report.

"It is advisable to carry out a capillary tracing and containment of cases, to maintain high attention and to apply and respect measures and behaviors to limit the further increase in viral circulation".