The number of infections is likely to be declining, but the total number of cases is still higher compared to the figures at the beginning of the month. [EPA-EFE/REMKO DE WAAL]
The number of COVID-19 cases has declined for the first time in seven weeks.
This week, 22,688 COVID-19 were recorded in the Netherlands, down 4% from last week, the National Institute of Public Health and Environment (RIVM) reported. In addition, 677 COVID-19 patients were admitted to hospitals this week. Last week, 693 were admitted.
The number of infections is likely decreasing, but the overall number of cases is still higher compared to figures at the beginning of the month. On October 4, RIVM reported 19,031 recorded cases of others who tested positive for COVID-19. Last week, the number was 12,269.
As the number of infections and hospital admissions declines, “we cannot say whether the number of positive tests is now decreasing, expanding further or staying on this plateau for a while,” a RIVM spokesperson told ANP, NL. Times. Reported.
“The virus is still circulating a little bit. If the accumulation stabilizes, it does not mean that the coronavirus has disappeared,” they added.
(Sofia Stuart Leeson | EURACTIV. com)