The numbers of the day
Most of the indicators linked to the Covid-19 pandemic in Belgium continue to decline, with the exception of the daily number of deaths, according to figures from the Sciensano Public Health Institute updated on Tuesday morning.
On Monday, there were 3,658 people hospitalized in Belgium due to Covid or having contracted the virus (-16% compared to the previous week), including 381 in intensive care (-13%).
Between February 8 and February 14, there were an average of 259.3 daily hospital admissions due to Covid, down 24% from the previous reporting period.
Between February 5 and 11, 15,635 new Sars-CoV-2 contaminations were detected on average per day, down 46% from the previous week. The incidence, which provides the number of new cases per 100,000 inhabitants, reached 2,704 over 14 days.
Over the same period, 44.3 people died per day on average while they were carrying the virus (+8%), bringing the death toll to 29,724 since the start of the pandemic in Belgium.
Some 56,600 tests on average were also carried out daily, for a positivity rate of nearly 32%.
The reproduction rate of the virus is 0.83. When it is less than 1, this indicator means that the epidemic tends to slow down.
The Omicron variant accounts for nearly 90% of cases in Belgium.
The situation in your municipality
In the infographics below, you can find the number of cases reported in your municipality yesterday and since the start of the epidemic. The map represents the number of Covid-19 cases by municipality over the last 7 days.
Also find the table and the map of the incidence in your municipality. This is the total of new infections over the past two weeks per 100,000 inhabitants. The higher this number, the more problematic the situation…
It should be noted that with this incidence, the highest alarm threshold determined by the European Center for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) is set at 240. In Belgium, the objective is for the incidence threshold to be less than 100.
Finally, here is the table showing the number of people vaccinated in your municipality, according to the latest update available. Also find the number of people who have not yet received their booster dose, as well as the evolution by week.
The evolution since September 1
In these latest graphs, you will find the evolution of the figures in your municipality since September 1, 2021.