The reproduction rate (Rt) of the coronavirus also continues to increase, from 1.12 to 1.16 on Friday. When it is greater than 1, it means that the transmission of the virus is accelerating.
Lhe number of hospital admissions is up 27% with an average of 185.1 between March 12 and 18, compared to the previous week, according to figures updated Friday morning by the Institute of public health Sciensano. The number of people hospitalized is 2,140, including 543 patients treated in intensive care.
Between March 9 and March 15, 3,266 new coronavirus infections were recorded on average every day, up 34% from the previous week. Since the start of the crisis, 822,801 cases of coronavirus have been identified.
The positivity rate is 7%, against 6.8% previously.
Between March 9 and March 15, an average of 49,100 tests were performed daily, up 11% from the previous week.
The reproduction rate (Rt) of the coronavirus also continues to increase, from 1.12 to 1.16 on Friday. When it is greater than 1, it means that the transmission of the virus is accelerating.
Between March 9 and March 15, nearly 23 people (22.9) died on average per day from the virus, bringing the toll to 22,624 deaths since the start of the pandemic in Belgium. This represents an increase of 24 units from Thursday.