112 patients deceased, 1.172 new patients, a total of 8.603 confirmed cases

Since yesterday, 1.172 people have tested positive for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19). This brings the total number of confirmed cases in the Netherlands to 8.603. Among them are 2.500 people who are or were admitted to hospital.

On a national level, the number of reported deaths as a result of COVID-19 is still increasing. The number of reported new patients admitted to hospital and Intensive Care appears to be increasing less rapidly.

As reported yesterday, the number of patients admitted to hospital and the number of deceased patients is increasing less rapidly then would have been expected without measures in place. If this trend continues, we can conclude in a couple of days whether the measures (keeping distance, limiting social contact, washing hands) are working.

The province with the highest number of confirmed cases is still Noord-Brabant with 2488 cases. However, the number of new patients admitted to hospital in this province is decreasing. After that, the most confirmed cases are reported in Zuid-Holland (1249) and Noord-Holland (1235). In these two provinces the number of patients admitted to hospital is increasing relatively rapidly. This is also the case in the province of Gelderland.

The provinces of Friesland and Drenthe report the least contaminations with respectively 83 and 81 confirmed cases.

More available data on the outbreak of the novel coronavirus

RIVM National Institute for Public Health and the Environment is receiving more and more information on the outbreak of the novel coronavirus. For example, the latest data from the National Intensive Care Evaluation (NICE) Foundation is now included in the reports. We provide a daily update on charts and reports in a PDF overview.

The figures provided for the number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 and the deaths due to COVID-19 are based on the reports received from the Municipal Public Health Services (GGD). There is a delay between the day on which a person dies and the day on which the death is reported. The number of deceased patients reported per day may include deaths that occurred over the course of several days. The actual number of COVID-19 cases is higher than the number of reports.

See also the daily update on charts and reports in a PDF overview (in Dutch).