Number of new infections remains stable, decrease in new patients in hospitals | Inland

Exactly one week ago there were almost 6400 positive tests. The Friday before that, there were more than 11,000 new cases.

In the past seven days, RIVM registered just over 29,000 positive tests. That equates to an average of 4160 new cases per day. The average falls for the eleventh day in a row.

Amsterdam again had the most new cases. In the capital, 226 residents were told that they had contracted the virus. For Amsterdam, that is the lowest number since July 4. 192 infections were confirmed in Rotterdam and 121 positive tests in The Hague. Almere will follow with 93 new corona cases. Both Utrecht and Tilburg registered 63 positive tests. In eighteen municipalities, no one turned out to have been infected at all.

The number of deaths from corona rose by six. It concerns two people from Weesp and also residents of Rotterdam, Voorst, Langedijk and Harlingen. Just because their deaths are now registered doesn’t mean they died from the virus in the past 24 hours. It sometimes takes a while for a death to be registered.

In the past seven days, RIVM received 29 reports of deaths, an average of just over four a day. That is the highest number since mid-June.

Since the start of the outbreak, almost a year and a half ago, 1.86 million people have tested positive. Almost 17,800 people are certain to have died from the virus. The actual numbers are higher.

Patients in hospitals

In the past 24 hours, 88 corona patients have been hospitalized. That is considerably less than the three previous days, when more than a hundred people were hospitalized. Moreover, it is almost equal to the number of new admissions last Friday.

According to Ernst Kuipers, chairman of the National Network Acute Care, the influx has leveled off in recent days. The occupancy is still rising, but more slowly than before. “We are taking into account a slight further increase in occupancy, we are currently approaching the 700 to 800 patients in hospitals predicted at the beginning of July,” said Kuipers.

According to figures from the National Coordination Center for Patients Spreading (LCPS), 697 people have been hospitalized in the past seven days because of Covid-19, the disease caused by the corona virus. That equates to an average of just under 100 people per day. That is a fraction higher than the average in the seven days up to and including Thursday. It is the highest level since May 31.

About a week and a half ago, the number of positive tests started to drop. That could mean that around this time, the number of new admissions will start to decline. Prime Minister Mark Rutte expects the pressure on hospitals to stop rising next week.

A total of 651 corona patients are now in hospital. That is three more than on Thursday. Nursing units are treating 475 people, 4 more than the day before. One bed became available in intensive care units. 176 corona patients are now being cared for there.

A few weeks ago, hospitals treated just over 200 corona patients. Due to the increased pressure, patients have again been transferred to hospitals in other regions since this week. Five people were relocated on Thursday, the LCPS reported Friday, and a total of 15 people have been moved to other parts of the country this week. Dispersion should distribute the pressure on the care evenly and prevent the care from getting stuck.

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