the number of coronavirus cases and hospitalizations is still increasing

In Belgium, the trend is not (yet) decreasing everywhere concerning the number of coronavirus cases identified and hospitalizations …

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In Belgium, the last 24 hours have enabled 19,149 tests to be carried out, for a total of 493,325 screenings carried out since the start of the epidemic. In the past 24 hours, 639 new confirmed cases have been reported, including 465 via standard reporting channels and 174 via the nursing home study.

If the number of cases identified logically continues to increase, the figures are evolving much slower than a few weeks ago. In some municipalities, the number of cases has not changed for more than a month. However, there is a region of the country where the number of Covid-19 cases has exploded in recent days.

This region is the one north of Antwerp. In municipalities such as Brecht, Wuustwezel and Kalmthout, the number of coronavirus cases has increased between 15 and 50% since the end of April. It’s huge compared to the rest of the country. According to a doctor at an Antwerp clinic, the famous peak only occurs in this region of the country.

The decisions of the National Security Council which leave (a little) more freedom to the citizens therefore fall rather badly: “It is a pity that nobody reports that our area is only strongly affected now by the virus”, explained the word of AZ Klina to our colleagues from Laatste Nieuws. “With us, we are still seeing a sharp increase in the number of Covid cases arriving. The person is under pressure and at the limit. So please respect the safety distances. “

How to explain this late peak? “First, there was a peak in Limburg, then in hospitals in Campine. Then it was only later that the establishments were mobilized. And our region experienced a peak between later than the others. maybe it’s because we’re in the countryside, or close to the border with the Netherlands… “said the spokesperson.

The latter nevertheless wanted to be reassuring. The curves follow a “logical” trajectory and hospital managers expect a drop in hospitalizations this weekend.