Fourth day in a row 300+ new corona patients in hospital, also many infections | Inland

The National Coordination Center for Patient Distribution (LCPS) reports that hospitals are now nursing a total of 2,217 corona patients. That is 70 more than on Friday. The increase was mainly attributable to the nursing wards, where the number of corona patients rose by 66 to 1785. There are now 432 seriously ill corona patients in intensive care units, 4 more than a day earlier.

infections

For the fifth day in a row, more than 20,000 corona infections have come to light. The National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM) received 21,873 reports of positive tests between Friday morning and Saturday morning. That is the second highest number ever. Only last Thursday there were even more new cases, namely around 23,600.

In the past seven days, RIVM registered 138,762 positive tests. That is the highest weekly total ever. On average, it comes down to 19,823 confirmed infections per day. That average is 48.5 percent higher than a week ago and that is the largest weekly increase in almost a month.

The line of the epidemic has been rising in a straight line since the beginning of October. The seven-day average rose for the 51st day in a row on Saturday. That’s almost a record. In September and October last year, at the start of the second wave, the average rose 57 days in a row.

Deaths

RIVM received 55 reports in the past day that a corona patient has died as a result of the infection. That is the highest number since March 9. The fact that the deaths of these people have now been reported does not mean that they died within the past day. Sometimes it can take some time.

In the past week, RIVM registered the death of 230 corona patients, an average of almost 33 per day. That is the highest level since March 14.

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