Delta variant on the rise The delta variant of the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 is occurring more and more often in the Netherlands.
Effects of COVID-19 vaccination becoming increasingly visible In the past calendar week, there were 43% fewer hospital admissions of patients with COVID-19 compared to the week before.
Number of COVID-19 infections continues to increase 1,329 new COVID-19 infections were reported over the past week. That is 342 more confirmed cases reported than the week before that, when 987 new COVID-19 infections were reported.
Number of COVID-19 infections is increasing 987 new COVID-19 infections were reported over the past week. This is nearly twice the number of infections reported in the previous week, when 534 new cases were reported.
About 100 COVID-19 infections detected per week through source and contact tracing The results of 14 days of monitoring of source and contact tracing are known for week 26 (22 to 28 June).
Scientific background information on rubber granulate now available in English In December 2016, RIVM published in Dutch the results of its research into the health risks of playing sports on synthetic turf pitches with rubber granulate.