The second wave seems to be reducing towards a ripple
The number of new corona infections in the province of Groningen has fallen by more than 40 percent in the past week. The GGD registered exactly 451 new positive tests between 2 and 8 November, which is 332 fewer than a week earlier (783). As reported by the GIC.
In Friesland, the Dutch government’s Coronavirus dashboard says that only 11.2 people per 100,000 residents tested positive in the last 24 hours- a small decline on yesterday and part of a larger weekly downward trend. In Drenthe, the dashboard shows 14.8 people per 100,000 residents testing positive. The highest peak in Drenthe in October was over 47 people per 100,000 residents- underscoring the effectiveness of the Dutch government’s newest regulations.
The figures in Groningen are comparable with those for the week from Monday September 21 to September 27, when 401 infections were added in a week. After that week, the numbers of positive tests rose sharply, with the week of 12 to 19 October as the peak with 1,022 positive tests.
The number of new infections in the province of Groningen has fluctuated between 50 and 100 per day for a while. In the municipality of Groningen, that number is around 40 new infections per day. Between Sunday and Monday, 42 infections were registered in the municipality of Groningen, plus another 36 infections in the province.
National figures
The figures have also been falling nationally for a few days. On Monday the RIVM announced 4,709 new infections, which is 987 fewer than the day before. 217 patients have been admitted to hospital, of which 40 in an ICU. So there are a few more patients in the hospital than the day before. 40 new deceased patients were reported on Monday.
“Reversal of Second Wave”
According to the Rotterdam hospital director Ernst Kuipers (Erasmus), it is likely that we are seeing turnaround in the second wave. Equally, Kuipers is not worried about a small increase in hospital numbers. “It went so fast last week, then it is logical that the number will rise again for a while,” he says. “In any case, this is good news, because we can once again see how we can take up regular care in the future.”
No early celebrations
Director Ernst Kuipers, who is also responsible for the distribution of patients across the Netherlands, warns against everyone letting loose: “many people are still infected with the virus!”
Image (a screenshot) of the Coronavirus dashboard
