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Peak hospital admissions not yet reached, now also more corona patients in intensive care


The number of hospitalizations due to corona has not yet reached its peak. Between January 22 and 28, an average of 354 corona patients were hospitalized daily, an increase of 31 percent on a weekly basis. This is shown on Saturday from preliminary figures from health institute Sciensano.

mtmSource: BELGIAN

There are currently 3,821 patients with corona in the Hopital (+34 percent), of whom 371 intensive care need (+2 percent).

Between January 19 and 25, an average of 52,294 new infections observed, an increase of 45 percent on a weekly basis. More than 98 percent of cases are currently caused by the omicron variant.

Every day, an average of 120,000 testing decreased, of which 46.3 percent a positive had a result. It reproduction number is 1.18, which means that the epidemic is still on the rise.

Daily passing away just over 25 people still have a Covid infection, an increase of 14 percent compared to a week earlier. Since the start of the pandemic, more than 29,000 deaths have been regretted in our country due to Covid-19.

Meanwhile, 6.5 million Belgians have a boosterprik received a vaccine.

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