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Corona in Belgium: not only more infections, but also more hospital admissions

Had on Wednesday 7,487,772 people in Belgium received at least one vaccination dose receive. These are 80.2 percent of adults. If you look at the total population, including minors, it is 65%. Of these, 4,466,179 are fully protected.

From July 2nd to 8thn an average of 18 patients per day admitted to hospital with or because of corona (+19 percent).

On Thursday, the hospitals reported 7 admissions (-21 compared to Wednesday) of corona patients. 22 patients (+5) were discharged as cured.

The hospitals reported on Thursday 250 beds with corona patients (-6 compared to Wednesday). Occupancy has fallen by 9 percent on a weekly basis.

95 corona patients are currently in an intensive care unit (-4 compared to Wednesday). 70 intensive care patients (-1) have to be ventilated become. The number of admissions to intensive care units drops by 25 percent every week.

The week from June 29th to July 5th are an average of 3 people per day died as a result of the coronavirus. This number is compared to the previous week down 8 percent. Since the beginning of the pandemic have been in Belgium 25,196 deaths registered.

Between June 29th and July 5th were an average of 628 new infections per day confirmed that are 78 percent more than in the previous week. Since the beginning of the pandemic, 1,092,477 corona infections have been registered in Belgium.

Between June 29th and July 5th were performed an average of 64,500 tests per day. These are 47 percent more than in the previous week.

The Positivitätsrate between June 29 and July 5 (the number of positive tests relative to all corona tests) 1.1 percent (0.1 percent more than last week). This means that just over 1 in 100 tests performed were positive.

The The R value, or the speed at which the virus spreads, is currently 1.09. This means that every person infected with the coronavirus, infects more than 1 other person on average. If the R-value falls below 1, the epidemic recedes.

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