Dutch hit another daily record with 8,141 new coronavirus cases

[Gert van der Hoek]

AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - The Netherlands reached a new record in daily coronavirus cases, hitting nearly 6,500 infections in 24 hours, data released on Saturday showed.

The government has warned that new restrictions will have to be imposed across the country, one of the worst hit in Europe’s second COVID-19 wave, if the number of infections and hospital admissions does not drop this weekend.

 

[Gert van der Hoek]

 

[Gert van der Hoek]

Weekly Update 7 - 13 October 2020

COVID-19 reports by Municipal Public Health Services (GGDs)
Newly reported COVID-19 infections	43,903	27,485
Number of hospital admissions to nursing wards (Source: NICE)	1144	802
Number of hospital admissions to Intensive Care (Source: NICE)	192	121
Deaths	150	89
GGD test lanes per calendar week[SUP]3[/SUP]	week 41	week 40
Total number of tests of which results are known	239,639	223,274
Number of people who tested positive	33,038	23,264
Percentage of positive tests	13,8%	10,4%

 

[Gert van der Hoek]

Today 7393 people tested positive

 

[Gert van der Hoek]

Oct 17 2020

Until 10:00 this morning, 8141 new confirmed corona infections were reported to the RIVM. Yesterday, the RIVM reported 7,989 new infections. An average of 7,403 positive tests were reported per day in the past seven days, compared to 5,198 a week earlier.

28 deceased covid patients have been reported to the RIVM. Yesterday, 18 more deaths were reported. In the past seven days, RIVM registered an average of 24 deaths per day, against 17 deaths per day a week earlier.