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Weekly corona figures: 4000 infections, comparable to last week

RIVM epidemiologist Susan van den Hof thinks it is still too early to draw any conclusions. “The fact that it stabilizes for a week does not mean that it will remain so or even decrease in the near future.” Because the R-number is still above 1, the virus is still not decreasing, according to her.

Incidentally, the R is always behind: the number of 1.19 dates from July 31. The number is always calculated afterwards. As a result, it is not known whether the spread of the virus is still increasing.

“We still see most infections within the family, but there are also other settings where people do not keep their distance, such as parties or situations at work.” According to Van den Hof, there are also quite a few infections in the catering industry, although it is certainly not the largest source of infections.

Zandvoort

The number of infections per inhabitant is still the highest in the Randstad. Zandvoort had the most infections per 10,000 inhabitants last week: 14. Also in Rotterdam and Amsterdam relatively many infections occurred, namely 9.3 and 8.5 per 10,000 inhabitants. These municipalities also led the way in an absolute sense. Amsterdam had 744 new corona cases, against 549 in Rotterdam.

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