Gert van der Hoek
In Memoriam - Editor, Senior Moderator
Current numbers COVID-19: 8 May 2020
* The actual number of infections with the novel coronavirus is higher than the number mentioned here. This is because not everyone who may be infected is tested for the virus.
** There is a delay between the day of hospital admission or the day of death, and the day on which those figures are reported.
COVID-19 in graphs
International map of COVID-19
Daily update 8 May 2020
Hospital admissions for 35 patients due to COVID-19 were reported today (current or previous). 71 deaths were reported. Not all of the reported hospital admissions or deaths occurred within the last 24 hours. Some patients are reported later. For this reason, the figures are often supplemented with data from days in the past.
42,093 confirmed COVID-19 patients have been reported to RIVM National Institute for Public Health and the Environment so far. The figures are in line with the impression that the measures are working. Since not all COVID-19 patients are tested, the actual numbers in the Netherlands are higher than the numbers stated here.
Change in how hospitalisations are registered as of 8 May
Normal hospital care is gradually being resumed. As a precaution, hospitals are increasingly testing people for the novel coronavirus, even if they are hospitalised for a reason other than COVID-19. These tests are being done to prevent the spread of COVID-19 within the hospital. For that reason, since 1 May, when a patient tests positive for COVID-19, the reason for the hospitalisation is also requested when the confirmed case is reported.
From 8 May on, new hospital admissions will only be included in the hospital admissions updates if COVID-19 is the reason for hospitalisation. The reports of patients who are admitted to hospital for another reason, and who turn out during screening to also have COVID-19, will be added to the total number of confirmed cases.
8 May 2020 | 14:00
Spike in mortality continues to decline
The total mortality rate in the Netherlands had risen sharply in the week of 23 to 29 April 2020. The spike in the number of deaths in the Netherlands since mid-March has been declining in recent weeks. A total of 3,580 deaths were reported this week; between 2,609 and 2,913 deaths would normally be expected at this time of year. That means there were between 667 and 971 more deaths than would be expected. Read more (in Dutch)
| Positive tested persons | 42,093* | (+319) |
| Admitted to hospital | 11,227 | (+35) |
| Reported deaths | 5,359** | (+71) |
** There is a delay between the day of hospital admission or the day of death, and the day on which those figures are reported.
COVID-19 in graphs
International map of COVID-19
Daily update 8 May 2020
Hospital admissions for 35 patients due to COVID-19 were reported today (current or previous). 71 deaths were reported. Not all of the reported hospital admissions or deaths occurred within the last 24 hours. Some patients are reported later. For this reason, the figures are often supplemented with data from days in the past.
42,093 confirmed COVID-19 patients have been reported to RIVM National Institute for Public Health and the Environment so far. The figures are in line with the impression that the measures are working. Since not all COVID-19 patients are tested, the actual numbers in the Netherlands are higher than the numbers stated here.
Change in how hospitalisations are registered as of 8 May
Normal hospital care is gradually being resumed. As a precaution, hospitals are increasingly testing people for the novel coronavirus, even if they are hospitalised for a reason other than COVID-19. These tests are being done to prevent the spread of COVID-19 within the hospital. For that reason, since 1 May, when a patient tests positive for COVID-19, the reason for the hospitalisation is also requested when the confirmed case is reported.
From 8 May on, new hospital admissions will only be included in the hospital admissions updates if COVID-19 is the reason for hospitalisation. The reports of patients who are admitted to hospital for another reason, and who turn out during screening to also have COVID-19, will be added to the total number of confirmed cases.
8 May 2020 | 14:00
Spike in mortality continues to decline
The total mortality rate in the Netherlands had risen sharply in the week of 23 to 29 April 2020. The spike in the number of deaths in the Netherlands since mid-March has been declining in recent weeks. A total of 3,580 deaths were reported this week; between 2,609 and 2,913 deaths would normally be expected at this time of year. That means there were between 667 and 971 more deaths than would be expected. Read more (in Dutch)