HAARLEM Due to the May holiday, fewer people were tested for the corona virus last week. As a result, the number of new cases during the past week is slightly lower than the week before. But that gives a distorted picture. The percentage of positive tests is actually increasing.
HAARLEM In Haarlem, the number of people who are tested positive for corona has been fairly stable for several weeks. In Haarlem, a total of 11,997 people have been tested positive to date. In the past week, 376 new infected people have arrived in Haarlem. Last week it was 394 and the week before 378. In the weeks before, the number of new infections decreased by 60 and 105 per week. There were seven new hospital admissions last week, as a result of which a total of 205 Haarlem residents have now ended up in hospital due to corona. A total of 147 people died from the effects of corona in Haarlem. In the past week, no new deaths related to the virus were reported in Haarlem. (RIVM, in total up to and including 4 May 2021).
HEEMSTEDE In Heemstede, the number of people who tested positive decreased last week. In Heemstede, 1805 people have so far been tested positive for the virus. In the past week, 44 new infections were reported, which is 16 less than the week before. Last week, the number of new infections decreased by 11. Unfortunately, the number of hospital admissions and deaths has also increased again this week. So far, 26 residents of Amsterdam have been hospitalized for corona treatment, 1 more than last week. 60 Heemsteden residents have so far died from the effects of the corona virus. Last week unfortunately 1 new death was reported in Heemstede. (RIVM, total up to and including 4 May 2021)
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RURAL Between last Monday and Sunday, 410,855 people had a corona test, reports the National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM). That is 16 percent less than the week before. Young people in particular were less tested. Of all those tests, 11.7 percent were positive, compared to 10.6 percent in the week before.
Ultimately, 52,087 infections were diagnosed. That’s 6 percent less than the week before, when 55,097 people tested positive. It is the fourth consecutive week that the number of new cases has exceeded 50,000.
The so-called reproduction number fell below 1. That means that the outbreak could slowly die out. The number now stands at 0.94. This means that a group of 100 people infects an average of 94 others, who in turn transmit the coronavirus to about 88 people.
In the past week, 1,633 people have been newly admitted to hospital, less than 1,774 in the week before. 377 of them ended up in intensive care, which is almost the same as the previous week. The number of deaths from corona also remained virtually unchanged, falling from 129 to 128. That comes down to an average of about 18 cases per day.
At the moment, 2613 corona patients are staying in the nursing wards and intensive care, the National Coordination Center for Patient Distribution (LCPS) reports Tuesday. Compared to a week ago, the total occupancy is roughly the same. The LCPS expects utilization to remain high in the coming week. There are now 818 corona patients on the ICs. There are currently 1,795 corona patients on the nursing wards.
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