Press Release No. 54/2022 - COVID-19: Main Monitoring Data from the Control Room

ISS, July 29, 2022

Here are the main data provided by the Control Room:

● There was a nationwide decrease in the weekly incidence: 727 per 100,000 inhabitants (22/07/2022 - 28/07/2022) vs. 977 per 100,000 inhabitants (15/07/2022 - 21/07/2022).

● In the period 6 - 19 July 2022, the average Rt calculated on symptomatic cases was 1.03 (range 1.02 -1.04), a decrease compared to the previous week, but above the epidemic threshold. The transmissibility index based on hospitalized cases also decreased and was below the epidemic threshold: Rt = 0.95 (0.94-0.97) as at 07/19/2022 vs. Rt = 1 (0.98-1.02) as at 07/12/2022.

● The number of occupied beds in Intensive Care Units was stable at 4.1% (daily survey by the Ministry of Health on 28 July) vs. 4.1% (daily survey by the Ministry of Health on 21 July). The employment rate in medical areas at national level decreased slightly to 17.0% (daily survey by the Ministry of Health on 28 July) from 17.1% (daily survey by the Ministry of Health on 21 July).

● Two Regions/PPAAs were classified as being at moderate risk pursuant to the Ministerial Decree of 30 April 2020 (one of which had a high probability of progression), one Region was classified as being at high risk because it had not reached the minimum quality threshold of the data transmitted to the ISS, while the remaining Regions/PPAAs were classified as being at low risk (one of which had a high probability of progression).

● Nine Regions/PPAAs reported at least one resilience alert. One Region/PA reported multiple resilience alerts

● The percentage of cases detected through contact tracing increased slightly compared to the previous week (12% vs. 11%). The percentage of cases detected through the onset of symptoms increased (43% vs. 40.5%), and the percentage of cases diagnosed through screening activities decreased slightly (46% vs. 48%).