Between June 18 and 24, 3,826 new Sars-CoV-2 contaminations were detected on average per day, up 38% compared to the previous week, according to figures from the Sciensano Public Health Institute. day Tuesday morning.
REPRODUCTIVE RATE (Rt)
The reproduction rate of the virus is 1.16. When it is greater than 1, this indicator means that the epidemic tends to accelerate. The incidence, which provides the number of new cases per 100,000 inhabitants, reached 282 over 14 days.
TESTS
Nearly 13,600 tests on average were also carried out daily, for a positivity rate of 29.2%.
HOSPITALIZATIONS
Between June 21 and June 28, there were an average of 101.1 hospital admissions per day due to covid, an increase of 32% compared to the previous reference period. A total of 1,283 coronavirus-positive people are currently hospitalized, including 72 patients treated in intensive care.
VACCINES (the last update of the vaccination figures dates from June 21)
7,159,205 people received a 3rd so-called “booster” dose, i.e. 62% Population. The rate of people who received the booster varies greatly: 70% in Flanders, 54% in Wallonia, 53% in the German-speaking Community and 38% in Brussels.
9,090,891 people received the first round of complete vaccination (2 doses), i.e. 78% Population. The total vaccination rate also varies between the different regions of the country: 84% in Flanders, 73% in Wallonia, 70% in the German-speaking Community and 61% in Brussels.
DEATH
Between June 18 and 24, 4.4 people died per day on average while they were carrying the virus (-18%), bringing the death toll to 31,903 since the start of the pandemic in Belgium.