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Coronavirus: 185 new cases, 10 people died in Belgium

The number of hospitalizations continued to increase, with 361 people hospitalized on Tuesday.

Lhe health authorities have counted 185 new cases of contamination with the new coronavirus, announced Tuesday the health authorities have counted 185 new cases of contamination with the new coronavirus, announced Tuesday the Crisis Center and the FPS Public Health. A total of 1,243 infections were detected in Belgium. Ten deaths are to be deplored.

This figure only relates to the cases analyzed, it therefore does not reflect the exact number of people infected. Of the 185 new infections detected, 106 were in Flanders, 38 in Brussels and 33 in Wallonia. In eight cases, “the information on the origin is not known,” said Emmanuel André, inter-federal spokesperson for Covid-19.

The number of hospitalizations continued to rise, with 361 people hospitalized on Tuesday, an increase of 109 from the previous 24 hours, said André. 79 of the hospitalized patients are in intensive care (+26) and 61 require respiratory assistance.

14 infected people were able to leave the hospital

Good news in the dark: 14 infected people were able to leave the hospital. The vast majority of the ten people who died were in older age groups. Nearly 16,000 laboratory tests have been carried out since the start of the epidemic.

Emmanuel André also insisted that a large proportion of the infected people are between 40 and 50 years old and are therefore “professionally and socially active”.


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