Three patients had to give up their fight against corona today, they died in the CMC. The total number of people who have succumbed to the virus since the start of the pandemic is 197.
Ten people are now in intensive care, two more than yesterday. There are 24 patients in the covid ward.
The decrease in the number of new infections did not continue today compared to the previous days. 691 people tested positive, 284 more than yesterday. 179 people were allowed to end their isolation, bringing the number of active corona cases just above the 9,000 limit.
Aruba
The number of infections is also increasing in Aruba after one day of decline. Today 710 people tested positive for Covid-19, more than two hundred more than yesterday.
The number of active cases did fall – from almost 3,700 to just over 3,300, because more than a thousand people were allowed to leave their isolation place. They no longer have covid symptoms and are no longer contagious.
One patient was allowed to leave the intensive care unit, but there are now four people with covid19. There are twenty patients in the covid ward, the same number as yesterday.
Bonaire
The number of new infections on Bonaire also increased, albeit slightly. Today 96 people who tested positive were added. The number of active cases, just like on Aruba, is from 824 yesterday to 787 today. The decrease is caused by the dismissal of 133 people from isolation.
There are four patients in hospital with covid-19, one more than yesterday.
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