Press Release No.  55/2022 COVID-19: Main Monitoring Data from the Control Room

ISS, 5 August 2022

These are the main data provided by the Control Room:

• There was a nationwide decrease in the weekly incidence of cases: 533 per 100.000 inhabitants (29/07/2022 -04/08/2022) vs. 727 per 100.000 inhabitants (22/07/2022 -28/07/2022).
• In the period 13 – 26 July 2022, the average Rt calculated on symptomatic cases was 0.90 (range 0.82-1.06), a decrease compared to the previous week. The transmissibility index based on hospitalized cases also decreased and was below the epidemic threshold: Rt = 0.82 (0.80-0.84) as at 26/07/2022 vs. Rt = 0.95 (0.94 -0.97) as at 19/07/2022.
• The number of occupied beds in Intensive Care Units dropped to 3.6% (daily survey by the Ministry of Health as at 04 August) from 4.1% (daily survey by the Ministry of Health as at 28 July). The number of occupied beds in other medical wards at national level dropped to 15.2% (daily survey by the Ministry of Health as at 04 August) from 17.0% (daily survey by the Ministry of Health as at 28 July).
• Two Regions/PPAAs were classified as being at low risk in pursuance of the MD of 30 April 2020. One Region was considered as being at high risk because it did not reach the minimum quality threshold of the data transmitted to the ISS, while the remaining 18 Regions/PPAAs were classified as being at low risk.
• Eight Regions/PPAAs reported at least one resilience alert. One Region reported multiple resilience alerts .
• The percentage of cases detected through contact tracing was stable compared to the previous week (12% vs. 12%). There was a slight increase in the cases detected through the onset of symptoms (44% vs. 43%), and there was a slight decrease also in the percentage of  cases diagnosed through screening activities (44% vs. 46%). As the current situation is characterized by a high incidence of cases, it is not possible to draw up a precise map of contacts of cases as highlighted by the low percentage of cases detected through contact tracing