Youth party
In Delfzijl, fifteen new cases came to light in the past week, an increase of 75 percent, due to an outbreak at the local asylum seekers’ center. The virus had so far largely ignored Delfzijl. In the municipality of Noardeast-Fryslân, which includes Dokkum, 28 new cases were identified in the past week, an increase of 58 percent. The week before, 16 people in and around Dokkum were tested positive. A youth party caused a local outbreak in the Frisian city.
Other risers in the past week are Maassluis (19.5 percent increase), Diemen (over 19 percent) and Almere (18 percent).
Breda, Schiedam
In numbers, the most new cases were found in Amsterdam in the past week. The capital registered 734 new infections. In Rotterdam, 606 confirmed cases were added and 304 residents in The Hague were told that they had become infected. The number of infections in Utrecht rose by 117 and in Almere by 95. The top of the Dutch rankings also includes Breda, Schiedam, Bergen op Zoom, Gouda, Capelle aan den IJssel and Tilburg.
Stricter measures
Bergen op Zoom has been a major source of fire in recent weeks, but the virus is spreading less and less quickly. Only a few cases have been identified in recent days. Mayor Frank Petter concludes that the stricter measures that the Brabant town introduced last week are working out positively. In about 60 municipalities, no new corona cases were diagnosed in the past week. Below this are Assen, Baarn and Enkhuizen. (ANP)
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