The situation in the Netherlands

Week summary

The Corona thermometer position is1Low

Development of the virus: the spread of the virus has remained about the same.

Influence on healthcare sector: the availability of care is still under pressure in the nursing departments of the hospitals. The number of new hospital admissions of COVID patients slightly decreased further. IC occupancy remains quite low.

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Coronavirus thermometer

The position

Expectation for 31 January until 14 February 2023

Low

The influence on society and healthcare due to the disease burden of the virus is low.

The position 1 is decided on 31 January 2023. The position remained the same.

Source: RIVM

Timeline coronavirus thermometer

Today

16 Sept 202214 Feb 2023

Highlighted position coronavirus thermometer

What do the four positions mean?

1
Low
The influence on society and healthcare due to the disease burden of the virus is low.
2
Increased
The influence on society and the healthcare sector caused by the disease burden of the virus is increased. Vulnerable people in particular are at greater risk.
3
High
The influence on society and healthcare due to the disease burden of the virus is high.
4
Very high
The influence on society and healthcare due to the disease burden of the virus is very high.

More information about the corona thermometer and the states .

Development of the virus

Positive tests

0.6%

The number of Infectieradar participants with a positive corona test result remained the same at 0.6%. The number of people with a positive corona test result reported to the GGD increased slightly (+11%). The number of people tested at the GGD also increased slightly (+8%).

Value from 23 - 29 January 2023 · Source: Infectieradar RIVM

Wastewater analysis

-37%

The national average number of virus particles decreased (-37%) in week 3 (16 - 22 January 2023). The number of virus particles decreased slightly further (-7%) in week 4 (23 - 25 January 2023).

Value from 16 - 25 January 2023 · Source: RIVM

Virus variants

BQ.1 (including BQ.1.1) is decreasing but is still responsible for most infections. There is an increase in BA.2.75 and in XBB. XBB.1.5 is increasing with low numbers. It does not appear that these subvariants are more pathogenic than the earlier Omicron variants.

Report of 31 January 2023 · Source: RIVM

Hospital admissions

-18%

The number of COVID patients admitted to the hospital decreased compared to the week before (-18%).

Value from 23 - 29 January 2023 · Source: RIVM

Occupation intensive care

2.6%

The percentage of ICU beds with COVID patients decreased slightly to 2.6% of all ICU beds. The percentage of ICU beds with COVID patients also decreased slighty to 3.9% of the total number of occupied ICU beds.

Value from 23 - 29 January 2023 · Source: LCPS

Pressure on healthcare sector

7.9%

In the nursing departments of hospitals, the availability of care is under pressure. This is partly due to the absence of staff. Absenteeism among healthcare staff in the nursing wards and ICUs remained almost the same at 7.9%.

Report of 31 January 2023 · Source: NZa via LCPS

What can I do to prevent COVID from spreading?

For more advice to protect yourself and others, go to recommended advices .

If you have symptoms, stay at home and do a self-test.

If you have Corona, self-isolate at home.

Keep your coronavirus vaccinations up to date.