Number of new corona cases increased, 1 in 10 test positive | Inland

In addition, the percentage of positive tests increased from 9.6 percent to 10.1 percent last week. The number of tests administered last week was 493,510, slightly more (1 percent) than the previous week.

The reproduction rate, which reflects how quickly the corona virus spreads, has also increased. The RIVM now calculates it at 1.06. This means that 100 people who contracted the virus infect on average 106 others. The R-number was below 1 last week. The number of infectious people in the Netherlands is more than 162,000 according to the latest figures.

Recordings

The health institute also announced that 1,542 hospitalizations were reported in the past week. However, the actual number is higher. Due to a malfunction earlier in the week, not all admissions to the nursing wards have been reported by the hospitals. The number of new admissions to intensive care decreased slightly last week to 379, from 389 in the week before.

Now that more and more elderly and vulnerable people have been vaccinated, there are relatively more younger people with Covid-19 in hospital, according to the RIVM. The institute also notes that GPs now have more options to treat patients at home with agents such as oxygen and anti-inflammatories, which previously could only be given in hospitals. “This collaboration between hospitals and general practitioners means that more people are treated at home who were previously admitted to hospital. The pressure due to the corona epidemic on hospitals, the GGDs and other care providers such as GPs remains as high as ever, ”says the organization.

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