The number of patients with a corona infection in a Belgian hospital has fallen for the first time in almost a month. This is apparent from the preliminary figures of health institute Sciensano that the cabinet of Minister of Health Frank Vandenbroucke communicated on Sunday.
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The number of patients has steadily increased since January 1, when there were 1,704 corona patients in hospitals, until last Friday, when the counter stood at 3,826. According to figures announced on Sunday, there were 3,755 corona patients in hospitals on Saturday, the first drop in almost a month.
The number of corona patients in intensive care units rose slightly, from 367 to 375.
During the period from January 20 to 26, 843,310 tests were performed, of which 390,810 proved positive. The positivity ratio for Belgium was 46.34 percent for this period.
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