(Finance) – In the week between 10 and 16 February there were 28,354 new Covid cases, -8.3% compared to the previous week (February 3-9). In the same period, the average positivity rate ai tampons, which had risen slightly last week, was 5%, therefore down 5.4% compared to last Friday. But they go up again i deaths: 299, +7.2% compared to the previous week. Today in Italy the hospitalized in therapy intensive for covid they are 154, down by 9 units compared to last week. On the other hand, there are 3,200 hospitalized in ordinary wards, also decreasing: they are 259 fewer than last week.
According to the rapid survey conducted by theIss and the Ministry of Health relating to February 7, the diffusion in Italy of the variant XBB.1.5 Kracken: it is in fact growing, reaching 13.3% compared to the 1% of the previous estimates. XBB.1.5 is on the rise in Europe and predominant in the US. At the moment, explained the ISS, there is no evidence correlated to a greater severity of the disease associated with XBB.1.5, and moderate evidence that this variant has a higher immuno-evasiveness and transmissibility. Omicron was at 99.9%, with the BA.5 subvariant predominating but declining.