Relatively many corona infections in the Netherlands, compared to other European countries | Inland
In Limburg, 7,185 out of every 100,000 have tested positive in the past two calendar weeks. This includes that one in every fourteen Limburgers was found to be infected. That is almost 72 percent more than in the overview that the European health service ECDC made last week. In North Brabant, the number of positive tests rose by almost 54 percent.
The National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM) previously reported that the number of positive tests has increased especially in the many carnival celebrations. Those parties coincided with a relaxation of the corona rules for the catering industry. on average, the number of positive tests starts to decrease again, but it does not decrease with the current card.
For the eighteenth week in a row, all twelve provinces in the Netherlands are in dark red, the highest level of the ECDC.
In the other countries, most regions are still dark red, but the map is a little less fiery. For example, 43s now turn red, one region lower. Last week there were 27, and the week before 13. Just like last week, two regions are orange. The only French territory of Mayotte is the only region green, the lowest level.
The ECDC calculates the overview based on the number of positive corona tests and the vaccination rate. The map is intended to give policymakers a clear overview of the corona situation. There are no automatic travel recommendations.
Decrease of corona patients
The number of patients with corona in Dutch hospitals has fallen by 16 in the past 24 hours to 1955, according to figures from the National Coordination Center for Patients Spread (LCPS).
There are now 154 corona patients in intensive care units, 7 fewer than on Wednesday. 1,801 patients with corona are being cared for in the nursing wards, 9 less than a day earlier. On the 14 new corona patients admitted, 208 on the nursing wards. On Wednesday there were still 20 and 273.
It does not distinguish between people who have because of corona. According to the LCPS, people do not care about the pressure on hospital care because they are only in hospital with corona. Patients with corona all have to be nursed in isolation and that takes a lot of extra time.