15-11-2021
Healthy
Editorial
SCHIEDAM – The number of Corona infections in Schiedam is going fast. RIVM reports 43 new infections today.
In recent days there have been problems with the computer infrastructure to pass on the registrations, so a weekly comparison may be more appropriate. In the past seven days, according to official figures, 361 Schiedam residents took a positive Corona test. A week ago, there were 223 looking back. That means a growth of just under 62 percent.
In the meantime, the map of the Netherlands is turning darker and darker in this regard, as a sign of the growing number of infections. In the meantime, Schiedam is at a reasonable average compared to surrounding municipalities: in Schiedam, 453 people were tested positive per 100,000 inhabitants last week, in Rotterdam this figure was 462 and in Vlaardingen 449. Maassluis remains remarkably different, where 642/100,000 positive tests were registered. in seven days. Delft compares favorably with the picture, with 302/100,000 cases. It is striking that where large parts of the Netherlands are already colored ‘black’, as a sign of more than 500 or more Corona infections per 100,000 in the past week, our region is not yet drawing black.
Across the Netherlands, RIVM now reports a record number of 19,274 positive tests, taking into account the computer problems of recent days, which would cause a catch-up effect today. 218 people with Corona were hospitalized; there are now 1,605 patients with the virus infection. 26 Of them had to go to the IC, 23 came from there, so that, according to the formal figures, there are now 380 people with Corona in a Dutch IC.
The deaths of sixteen people who tested positive were reported in the past 24 hours.
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