The government has already taken into account that the relaxation of the corona rules could lead to a new revival of the corona virus. That is why risk groups will receive a booster shot again from Friday.
34 hospital beds became available between Wednesday morning and Thursday morning, the National Coordination Center for Patient Distribution (LCPS) reports. There are now 1,256 people who have been diagnosed with a corona infection in the nursing wards. That number has fluctuated a lot in the past week. The intensive care units care for 155 corona patients. That number has been fairly stable in recent weeks, fluctuating between 150 and 175.
The drop in the past day is because more people have left the hospital than entered, but the influx is increasing. In the past day, hospitals admitted 193 people with corona. In the past week, an average of 152 people a day ended up in a hospital. That average is rising for the first time in almost two weeks.
In hospital for other reasons
Among the admitted patients who have tested positive for the coronavirus are also people who have ended up in hospital for a different reason. This could be people with heart problems or stomach complaints, for example. After doing a corona test, it happens to be positive. Others have been admitted because of corona complaints, or because the corona infection has made another condition worse. The LCPS makes no distinction in the daily hospital figures between patients admitted with and those admitted because of corona.