Number of new corona cases above 6000 for the first time since July Inland

The increase comes a day after the number of new corona cases fell slightly. On Saturday, 5695 new infections were discovered after correction.

Last Sunday, the number of new positive tests was 3662, with a weekly average of 3363. The seven-day average this Sunday is 4994 confirmed corona infections.

In the past 24 hours, one death was reported as a result of the corona virus. On Saturday there were 25. However, it is not certain whether those people really died in those 24 hours or whether the death was registered later.

Corona patients in hospitals

The total number of corona patients in Dutch hospitals is 748 on Sunday, 45 more than on Saturday. Of these, 185 patients are in intensive care, 6 more than Saturday.

There are 563 Covid patients in the nursing wards of hospitals. According to the National Coordination Center for Patient Distribution (LCPS), this is an increase of 39 compared to Saturday.

88 new patients were admitted to the nursing wards, compared to 101 on Saturday. The number of new admissions to the IC is 17, which is 2 more than the influx on Saturday.

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