The percentage of positive tests has also decreased. Of all people who were tested, 14.5 were positive. A week earlier that was 16.6 percent.
The R-number has dropped below 1 for the first time in this second corona wave. The so-called contamination number R was 0.91 on 23 October. That means that 100 people together infect 91 others. Only when the R drops below 1 does the spread of the virus decrease.
258 admissions to nursing wards, 39 more in the ICU
258 new corona patients have been admitted to the hospital’s nursing wards, reports the National Coordination Center for Patient Distribution (LCPS). That is 81 new recordings more than yesterday.
39 new patients were admitted to intensive care, almost all of them transferred from the nursing wards. That is 1 new admission less than yesterday.
NOS op 3 already explained that a small difference after the decimal point in the R-number can make a big difference:
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