There are currently 105 corona patients in the intensive care departments of Belgian hospitals. This is apparent from data from health institute Sciensano on Friday morning. The other parameters also continue to decline.
Read all about the coronavirus in this file.
In the week from 3 to 9 May, on average 4.296 corona infections per day. That is a decrease of 4 percent compared to a week earlier. That brings up the counter of the number of confirmed Covid-19 cases since the start of the pandemic 4.116.397.
When we get the daily figures We see a lower number of infections almost every day than the same day a week earlier, except on Thursday and Friday.
To test
The number of tests taken is 19.543 three percent higher. During the entire pandemic, 33.846.023 tests performed.
positivity ratio
The positivity ratio is currently 24 percent† That is a decrease of 2.2 percent compared to the previous week.
The reproduction number based on the number of hospital admissions in Belgium decreases slightly by 4 percent and amounts to 0,87† A figure below 1 indicates that the epidemic is weakening.
Hospital admissions
The past seven days were averaged per day 112 people hospitalized with corona. That is a decrease of 17 percent compared to the previous week.
The peak of the BA.2 wave is tentatively on March 31. Then became 268 people included. In comparison, the peak of the BA.1 wave was on February 1. Then in one day 424 people admitted to hospital.
The number of corona patients currently still in hospital has fallen by 17 percent, according to 1.683† There are still 105 Covid patients in an intensive care unit (-14 percent).
death
In the week from 3 to 9 May, on average almost died every day 11 people to the consequences of a corona infection, a decrease of 32 percent on a weekly basis. Since the start of the pandemic, there have been 31,613 dead.
Vaccinations
In Belgium already have 9.239.496 people definitely one first shot got. 9.141.270 people (79.3 percent of the population) are fully vaccinated. 7.135.985 compatriots (61.9 percent of the population) already have a booster shot got.
In Flanders already have 5.678.248 people (85.4 percent) certainly a first shot got. 5.631.427 people (84.6 percent) are fully vaccinated. 4.691.066 Flemish (70.5 percent) already have a booster shot got.
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