Increase in percentage of positive tests, stabilisation in hospital admissions In the past week, from 21 to 27 April, the reported number of people who tested positive for COVID-19 increased slightly to 55,097 newly reported infections (+2%)*.
One in ten tests positive In the past week, from 14 to 20 April, the reported number of people who tested positive for COVID-19 increased by 5.3%, rising to 53,981 newly reported infections.
Support for ‘corona passport’, downward trend in compliance with visitor limits There seems to be widespread support for introducing a coronavirus passport, also referred to as ‘corona passport’.
Fewer coronavirus infections among people who kept distancing People who follow the advice to stay 1.5 apart from others are less likely to contract the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2.
Coronavirus monitoring in sewage research expanded and extended Since March 2020, RIVM has been working with the water boards in the Netherlands to monitor sewage for traces of the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2. The measurements are an important supplement to other COVID-19 studies.
Coronavirus monitoring in sewage research throughout the Netherlands Together with the water boards, RIVM is currently testing sewage samples for the presence of the novel coronavirus. This involves a total of more than 300 sampling points at sewage treatment plants throughout the Netherlands.
Number and percentage of positive tests are increasing 8,265 new COVID-19 infections were reported over the past week by the Municipal Public Health Services (GGDs). For the second week in a row, there has been a sharp increase in the number of positive tests reported
Number of newly reported COVID-19 infections remains stable 3,597 new COVID-19 infections were reported last week. This is almost the same as last week, when there were 3,588 newly reported infections