The situation in the Netherlands
Week summary
Development of the virus: there is a slight upward trend in the spread of the virus.
Influence on healthcare sector: the number of COVID patients on the nursing wards in hospitals remains almost the same. The number of COVID patients in intensive care units (ICU) remains low.
The Corona thermometer position is
1LowView the most up-to-date figures of these subjects on the page National .
Development of the virus
Infectieradar
The number of Infectieradar participants with a positive corona test result remained the same at 0.8%.
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Wastewater
The national average number of virus particles slightly increased (+14%) in week 38 (18 - 24 September).
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Virus variants
Omikron XBB (including XBB.1.5, XBB.1.9, XBB.1.16 and EG.5) variants are most common in the Netherlands. The BA.2.86 variant has been found a number of times in germ surveillance and at more and more locations in sewage.
These sub-variants do not appear to be more pathogenic than the earlier Omicron variants.
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Influence on healthcare sector
Hospital admissions
In week 38, an average of 51 COVID patients per day were admitted to the hospital's nursing wards.
This is an average of 4 patients more than in week 37.
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ICU occupation
The percentage of ICU beds with COVID patients, compared to all ICU beds, is 1.5%.
The percentage, compared to the total number of occupied ICU beds, is 2.4%.
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