Italy sees new surge in COVID-19 cases

STORY: Italy sees new surge in COVID-19 cases DATELINE: Nov. 26, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:05 LOCATION: Rome CATEGORY: HEALTH SHOTLIST: 1. various of street views in Italy STORYLINE: Italy has reported yet another outbreak of COVID-19, with the transmission rate rising above 1.0 again, the country's National Institute of Health (ISS) said on Friday. The institute said in its weekly report that the nationwide reproduction rate of the virus jumped to 1.04 in the two weeks from Nov. 2 to 15, a dramatic increase from 0.88 registered in the previous week. Any rate above 1.0 means the reach of the virus is expanding, with each recovered patient replaced by more than one new infection. In addition, the overall number of cases totaled 388 per 100,000 residents for the week of Nov. 18-24, up from 353 per 100,000 residents a week earlier. Earlier this week, the Gimbe Foundation, a health sector monitoring entity, reported that overall COVID-19 hospitalizations and admissions to intensive care units were on the rise. It

Coronavirus infections, hospitalizations in Italy rising over last week

STORY: Coronavirus infections, hospitalizations in Italy rising over last week DATELINE: Oct. 7, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:06 LOCATION: Rome CATEGORY: SOCIETY/HEALTH SHOTLIST: 1. various of people waiting for vaccination 2. various of vaccination center STORYLINE: Italy appears to be heading for a new coronavirus wave, with surging infections and hospitalizations in the last week, according to data released Thursday by the Italian Ministry of Health. On Thursday, the country registered nearly 45,000 new coronavirus cases, down slightly from a day earlier but still well above the average for the last month. According to the health data body Gimbe Foundation, the broad infection rate over the last week was 52 percent above the previous week. Meanwhile, on Tuesday the daily infection tally of nearly 59,000 was the highest since Aug. 2. Health officials have cautioned that rates could rise further in the coming weeks, as cooler weather pushes more activities indoors. The Gimbe Foundation reported that coronavirus