In updated figures from the Sciensano Public Health Institute released Wednesday at dawn, the report indicates a further rise in hospitalizations as well as deaths.
By Belga
AWith around 5,500 cases of Covid-19 detected per day last week, infections are down slightly by 1% compared to the previous period, according to figures from the Sciensano Public Health Institute updated on Wednesday. ‘dawn. But hospitalizations and deaths continue to increase.
Note: Sciensano’s figures compare data from week to week. Due to public holidays including this Monday, November 1, the figures may give biased indications.
Between October 24 and 30, an average of 5,520 people tested positive for covid every day. This is a decrease of 1% from the previous week.
Between October 27 and November 2, 156 daily hospital admissions of coronavirus patients were recorded, an increase of 29% from the previous reference period.
Between October 24 and October 30, more than eighteen people (18.3) died per day on average from the virus, up 25% from the previous seven-day period.
Some 64,700 tests on average were also performed daily, for a positivity rate of 9.8%.
The reproduction rate of the virus reached 1.12. When it is greater than 1, this indicator means that the epidemic is tending to accelerate.
The incidence, which indicates the number of new cases per 100,000 inhabitants, reached 625.2 over 14 days.
Finally, 87% of adults in Belgium have received at least one dose of the vaccine.
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