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OVERVIEW. All corona figures continue to rise sharply: on average more than 5,000 infections and already 152 hospitalizations per day | Inland | News

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Corona rates are on the rise at all levels today as well. For example, an average of 5,057 new corona infections per day were confirmed in Belgium between 4 and 10 October, an increase of 93 percent compared to the seven days before. This is evident from preliminary figures from the Sciensano health institute.

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173,240 people have been infected since the start of the epidemic. Last Friday, October 9, no fewer than 7,030 new infections were detected. The crisis center previously reported that we may know days with more than 10,000 confirmed cases this week.

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The positivity ratio – the number of people who test positive in relation to the total number of tests – has increased to 12.7 percent.

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The number of hospitalizations also continues to increase: between 7 and 13 October, an average of 152 people were admitted to hospital per day, an increase of 81 percent compared to the previous period. Yesterday, 211 fellow countrymen were hospitalized with Covid-19.

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There are currently 1,621 corona patients in Belgian hospitals, including 281 in intensive care.

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Between 4 and 10 October, an average of 18 people a day died from the effects of an infection. Meanwhile, 10,244 people have died of Covid-19 since the start of the epidemic.

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