In the last week from 19 to 26 October 2021, 50% more people tested positive for COVID-19 compared to the week before. Reported figures increased in all regions and in all age groups.

Employees at sewage and wastewater treatment plants in the Netherlands and Germany are not more likely to carry antibiotic-resistant bacteria than other people.

In the last week from 12 to 19 October 2021, 44% more people tested positive for COVID-19 compared to the week before. Reported figures increased in all regions and in all age groups.

In the past week from 5-12 October 2021, the reported number of people who tested positive for COVID-19 increased by 48% compared to the previous week. Reported figures increased in all regions and in all age groups.

The risk of COVID-19 is not the only factor that determines compliance with the coronavirus measures; other risks also play a role.

There are no indications that people who previously had Q fever had a more serious course of illness from the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2. This is evident from RIVM research.

In the week from 17 to 23 March, 46,005 people received a positive test result for COVID-19, an increase of 16% compared to the week before that. The reproduction number continued to rise, from 1.06 on 1 March to 1.11 on 8 March.

In the week from 10 to 16 March, 39,527 people received a positive test result for COVID-19, nearly 25% more than in the week before that. The reproduction number completely above 1 this week.

In the week from 2 to 9 March, 31,959 people received a positive test result for COVID-19, about the same as in the week before that. More than 360,000 people were tested, an increase of nearly 14% compared to the week before that.

The number of people who were tested for SARS-CoV-2 increased by 20% last week. The number of people who tested positive rose by 7%. The reproduction number also rose above 1.