The situation in the Netherlands
Week summary
Development of the virus: The spread of the virus is decreasing.
Influence on healthcare sector: The occupancy rate and patient influx are low, for both COVID ICU as well as for clinic beds.
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 percentage of Infectieradar participants with a positive corona test result remains low at 0.1%.
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Wastewater
The national average number of virus particles increased (+48%) in week 10 (4 -10 March).
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Virus variants
Mainly BA.2.86 variants are found in sewage water and in germ surveillance and in particular subvariant JN.1, in addition to several other XBB variants.
These subvariants do not appear to be more pathogenic than previous omikron variants.
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Influence on healthcare sector
Hospital admissions
In week 10, an average of 19 COVID patients per day were admitted to the hospital's nursing wards.
This is an average of 5 patients less than in week 9.
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ICU occupation
The percentage of ICU beds with COVID patients, compared to all ICU beds, is 0.6%.
The percentage, compared to the total number of occupied ICU beds, is 0.8%.
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