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The number of corona infections and hospitalizations has again decreased slightly in the past week, while the number of deaths continues to rise and the reproduction number is again above the limit of 1. This is apparent from the preliminary data from health institute Sciensano on Friday.
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Source: BELGIAN
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Between September 21 and 27, an average of 1,890 new infections were diagnosed daily, an 8 percent decrease compared to the previous seven-day period.
In that same week, an average of 46,700 tests were taken daily, about 2 percent less than the week before. The positivity ratio has decreased slightly: 4.5 percent of that number of tests still gives a positive result.
At 1.02, the reproduction number remains above the limit of 1. An R-value lower than 1 means that the pandemic is weakening, above 1 means gains in territory for the virus.
On average, 8.6 people die every day from the consequences of the corona virus; that is 40 percent more than the week before. In total, 25,602 people have died from Covid-19 in our country since the start of the pandemic.
Between 24 and 30 September, an average of 54.3 people were hospitalized with a corona infection every day, which is 2 percent less than in the past week. At the moment, 713 corona patients are in hospital (+3 percent), 212 of whom require intensive care (-2 percent).
Meanwhile, 86 percent of the adult Belgian population or 74 percent of the total population has had at least one shot with a corona vaccine. 85 percent of adults are fully vaccinated, compared to 73 percent of the entire population.
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