Coronavirus death toll rises, obese corona patients dominate in intensive care
4 years, 9 months ago

Coronavirus death toll rises, obese corona patients dominate in intensive care

Dutch News  

The death toll from coronavirus in the Netherlands rose by 93 to 639 on Saturday, the public health institute RIVM said in its latest update. The rise in hospital admissions and in intensive care patients continues to increase at a slower pace than would have been expected if measures had not been taken, the RIVM said. Obesity Meanwhile, Diederik Gommers, chairman of the Dutch intensive care association, told television talk show Jinek on Friday evening that 66% to 80% of corona patients on intensive care wards that he had seen are overweight. ‘We don’t know why, but it is very noticeable.’ Respirators As the number of hospital admissions continues to rise, efforts are continuing to expand the number of intensive care beds.

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Coronavirus infections stable as Covid hits radio charity's plans
2 years ago

Coronavirus infections stable as Covid hits radio charity's plans

Dutch News  

Coronavirus has flared up among the three members of the charity fundraising team ‘Serious Request’, in which three DJs are isolated in a glass house and raise money by carrying out interviews and playing requests in the run up to Christmas, under the full glare of the public. The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in the Netherlands remains stable, but …

More coronavirus patients admitted to hospital, positive tests rise 55%
2 years, 3 months ago

More coronavirus patients admitted to hospital, positive tests rise 55%

Dutch News  

The number of coronavirus patients admitted to hospital has risen sharply over the past seven days and positive tests are also going up, public health institute RIVM said in its weekly Tuesday update. Over 19,000 positive tests were also recorded by regional health centres, a rise of 55% on a week ago. The figures do not reflect the true number …

More coronavirus patients admitted to hospital, positive tests rise 55%
2 years, 3 months ago

More coronavirus patients admitted to hospital, positive tests rise 55%

Dutch News  

The number of coronavirus patients admitted to hospital has risen sharply over the past seven days and positive tests are also going up, public health institute RIVM said in its weekly Tuesday update. Over 19,000 positive tests were also recorded by regional health centres, a rise of 55% on a week ago. The figures do not reflect the true number …

The autumn coronavirus wave may have begun, RIVM says
2 years, 3 months ago

The autumn coronavirus wave may have begun, RIVM says

Dutch News  

The number of registered positive coronavirus tests is going up and it is possible that the ‘expected autumn wave has begun,’ health institute RIVM said on Tuesday. The positive tests total, hospital admissions and the key reproduction rate have all risen over the past week, the RIVM said in its weekly update. In total, the institute registered 12,269 positive tests …

The autumn coronavirus wave may have begun, RIVM says
2 years, 3 months ago

The autumn coronavirus wave may have begun, RIVM says

Dutch News  

The number of registered positive coronavirus tests is going up and it is possible that the ‘expected autumn wave has begun,’ health institute RIVM said on Tuesday. The positive tests total, hospital admissions and the key reproduction rate have all risen over the past week, the RIVM said in its weekly update. In total, the institute registered 12,269 positive tests …

Kuipers: more IC beds will not stop coronavirus wave, focus on prevention
2 years, 7 months ago

Kuipers: more IC beds will not stop coronavirus wave, focus on prevention

Dutch News  

Health minister Ernst Kuipers has said increasing intensive care capacity is not the way to tackle a potential new wave of coronavirus infections later in the year. In an interview with Nieuwsuur, Kuipers said there was a ‘high’ chance of the virus returning, but social and business sectors and individuals shared the responsibility for keeping infections under control. If the …

Kuipers: more IC beds will not stop coronavirus wave, focus on prevention
2 years, 7 months ago

Kuipers: more IC beds will not stop coronavirus wave, focus on prevention

Dutch News  

Health minister Ernst Kuipers has said increasing intensive care capacity is not the way to tackle a potential new wave of coronavirus infections later in the year. In an interview with Nieuwsuur, Kuipers said there was a ‘high’ chance of the virus returning, but social and business sectors and individuals shared the responsibility for keeping infections under control. If the …

Fewer than 500 people are now hospitalised with coronavirus
2 years, 7 months ago

Fewer than 500 people are now hospitalised with coronavirus

Dutch News  

The number of coronavirus patients being treated in Dutch hospitals fell below 500 on Thursday, for the first time since October 2021. The number of people testing positive for coronavirus fell to 10,000 last week but the figure is no longer an accurate representation of the spread of the virus, given that people are no longer been recommended to have …

Fewer than 500 people are now hospitalised with coronavirus
2 years, 7 months ago

Fewer than 500 people are now hospitalised with coronavirus

Dutch News  

The number of coronavirus patients being treated in Dutch hospitals fell below 500 on Thursday, for the first time since October 2021. The number of people testing positive for coronavirus fell to 10,000 last week but the figure is no longer an accurate representation of the spread of the virus, given that people are no longer been recommended to have …

'New lockdowns loom' if government fails to anticipate autumn corona wave
2 years, 8 months ago

'New lockdowns loom' if government fails to anticipate autumn corona wave

Dutch News  

The Netherlands needs to step up its preparations for a new wave of coronavirus infections in the autumn or risk another lockdown, experts have warned. Administrators said there was a lack of urgency among policymakers to fix problems, such as a shortage of intensive care beds, that hampered the Dutch pandemic response in the last two years. ‘We have fewer …

'New lockdowns loom' if government fails to anticipate autumn corona wave
2 years, 8 months ago

'New lockdowns loom' if government fails to anticipate autumn corona wave

Dutch News  

The Netherlands needs to step up its preparations for a new wave of coronavirus infections in the autumn or risk another lockdown, experts have warned. Administrators said there was a lack of urgency among policymakers to fix problems, such as a shortage of intensive care beds, that hampered the Dutch pandemic response in the last two years. ‘We have fewer …

Covid hospitalizations down 35% in a week
2 years, 8 months ago

Covid hospitalizations down 35% in a week

NL Times  

In the past week, 448 people were hospitalized with the coronavirus in the Netherlands, 35 percent less than the week before. The number of new admissions to intensive care units due to Covid-19 dropped by 29 percent to 42, National Institute for Public Health and the Environment reported on Tuesday. The number of people who tested positive for the coronavirus …

Covid hospital total at highest point in over 90 days; Infections slashed in half since March 11
2 years, 9 months ago

Covid hospital total at highest point in over 90 days; Infections slashed in half since March 11

NL Times  

Hospitals in the Netherlands were treating 2,051 patients with Covid-19 on Monday afternoon, the highest total reported by the LCPS since December 24. Those hospital departments were treating the most patients with the coronavirus disease since mid-December. The LCPS counts all patients who test positive for the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus in their statistics, because they have to be isolated away from …

Carnival, winter sports and no rules: coronavirus cases rise
2 years, 10 months ago

Carnival, winter sports and no rules: coronavirus cases rise

Dutch News  

The number of positive coronavirus tests registered in the Netherlands reached over 48,500 in the 24 hours to Wednesday morning, and that is the highest number in two weeks. The combination of winter sports holidays, the carnival celebrations and the end of most coronavirus measures are likely to be behind the increase, health experts say. Wednesday’s coronavirus cases in NL: …

Intensive care patients up by 40%, coronavirus cases 'levelling off'
2 years, 11 months ago

Intensive care patients up by 40%, coronavirus cases 'levelling off'

Dutch News  

The number of coronavirus patients taken into intensive care has risen by 40% to its highest level for four weeks, according to the RIVM’s latest weekly bulletin. In the first week of February 118 people were taken into intensive care, up from 83 the previous week and 67 the week before. The RIVM said the infection rate appeared to be …

Dutch Covid hospital total hits five-week high; Infections average nears 87,000, a likely record
2 years, 11 months ago

Dutch Covid hospital total hits five-week high; Infections average nears 87,000, a likely record

NL Times  

Hospitals in the Netherlands were treating 1,580 patients with Covid-19 on Tuesday afternoon, 6 percent more than the previous day. Meanwhile, corrected figures from the RIVM put the average number of daily coronavirus infections at 86,933, likely a record for the Netherlands. The new seven-day average was more than two-thirds higher than the average of 32,354 reported on January 16, …

Covid hospitalizations continue to climb; Infections data backlog grows
2 years, 11 months ago

Covid hospitalizations continue to climb; Infections data backlog grows

NL Times  

Hospitals in the Netherlands were treating 1,372 people with Covid-19 on Wednesday afternoon, 29 more than the previous day. Dutch hospitals admitted 212 patients with the coronavirus disease since Wednesday afternoon, with 19 of them sent directly to intensive care units. On average, hospitals admitted 180 patients with Covid-19 each of the past seven days. On Wednesday, the RIVM said …

Coronavirus patient numbers rising on weekly basis after six-week decline
2 years, 11 months ago

Coronavirus patient numbers rising on weekly basis after six-week decline

Dutch News  

The number of coronavirus patients in hospital increased on a weekly basis for the first time in more than six weeks, latest government figures show. The number of patients in intensive care fell to 249, three fewer than 24 hours ago and a 17.8% decline in the last week. The public health agency RIVM’s latest weekly figures showed the number …

Coronavirus patient numbers rising on weekly basis after six-week decline
2 years, 11 months ago

Coronavirus patient numbers rising on weekly basis after six-week decline

Dutch News  

The number of coronavirus patients in hospital increased on a weekly basis for the first time in more than six weeks, latest government figures show. The number of patients in intensive care fell to 249, three fewer than 24 hours ago and a 17.8% decline in the last week. The public health agency RIVM’s latest weekly figures showed the number …

Covid infection average, backlog, weekly hospital increase all on the rise
2 years, 11 months ago

Covid infection average, backlog, weekly hospital increase all on the rise

NL Times  

A total of 58,666 people were diagnosed with the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus between Tuesday and Wednesday morning, the RIVM said. The backlog has persisted for nine straight days, with the RIVM saying they are still “working hard on solutions to catch up and remedy this backlog.” The official infections total pushed the seven-day moving average to 55,255. Still, the hospital situation …

Dutch Covid hospitalizations near 10-week low
3 years ago

Dutch Covid hospitalizations near 10-week low

NL Times  

Despite the explosive rise in new coronavirus infections that started just after Christmas, hospitalizations due to Covid-19 have continued to fall. About 995 people were admitted into care since last weekend, 20 percent lower than a week ago. The LCPS said that 131 people were admitted between Thursday and Friday afternoon, including 16 intensive care patients. Members of the Outbreak …

Again more coronavirus cases, but hospital admissions continue to fall
3 years ago

Again more coronavirus cases, but hospital admissions continue to fall

Dutch News  

The Netherlands reported a new record number of coronavirus patients on Thursday, but the real total is likely to be higher because of IT failings, public health institute RIVM said. New cases may be going up, but the number of people being treated in hospital for coronavirus continues to decline, falling by 93 to 1,541 on Thursday, according to hospital …

Again more coronavirus cases, but hospital admissions continue to fall
3 years ago

Again more coronavirus cases, but hospital admissions continue to fall

Dutch News  

The Netherlands reported a new record number of coronavirus patients on Thursday, but the real total is likely to be higher because of IT failings, public health institute RIVM said. New cases may be going up, but the number of people being treated in hospital for coronavirus continues to decline, falling by 93 to 1,541 on Thursday, according to hospital …

Daily coronavirus total below 13,000 for the first time in a month
3 years, 1 month ago

Daily coronavirus total below 13,000 for the first time in a month

NL Times  

Some 12,852 coronavirus infections were diagnosed between Monday and Tuesday morning, according to the RIVM. That was the first time the figure fell below 13,000 since November 14, a day in which the daily report was likely inaccurate due to an IT error. Dutch hospitals admitted 298 Covid-19 patients in the past 24 hours, including 47 sent directly to an …

Intensive care capacity expanded by 9 percent from today
3 years, 1 month ago

Intensive care capacity expanded by 9 percent from today

NL Times  

Due to the increase in severe coronavirus cases, Dutch hospitals will increase the number of intensive care beds to 1,250 from Monday. So far, hospitals have had a total of about 1,150 intensive care beds, sometimes more, sometimes less. The Dutch Healthcare Authority reported last week that one in three hospitals could no longer provide scheduled care at all. Also, …

Covid hospitalizations stabilize after 2 month rise, but 22,700 more infections
3 years, 1 month ago

Covid hospitalizations stabilize after 2 month rise, but 22,700 more infections

NL Times  

Hospitals in the Netherlands admitted 2,338 people with Covid-19 during the past seven days, four percent fewer than the previous seven-day period. The figure includes 306 people sent directly to an intensive care unit, seven fewer than the previous week. Hospitals were treating 2,670 patients with the coronavirus disease on Saturday afternoon, down two percent from the previous day. Some …

Ten percent of doctors, nurses now on sick leave
3 years, 1 month ago

Ten percent of doctors, nurses now on sick leave

NL Times  

One in ten hospital employees is currently sick at home. Kuipers also said that the number of coronavirus patients in hospitals would likely rise to above 3,200 in the next two weeks. In the most favorable case, the number of coronavirus patients in nursing wards will rise from over 2,200 now to 2,430 in mid-December. If the current growth continues, …

Excess death total rises again, coronavirus deaths in NL still under-reported
3 years, 1 month ago

Excess death total rises again, coronavirus deaths in NL still under-reported

Dutch News  

Around 900 more people died in the week to November 21 than statisticians had expected, national statistics office CBS said on Friday. In total, almost 3,850 died that week, when fewer than 3,000 deaths would have been considered normal, the CBS said. The statistics office has also studied causes of death up to the end of June and concluded that …

Dutch coronavirus average tops 21,100, exceeding ECDC’s worst-case scenario
3 years, 1 month ago

Dutch coronavirus average tops 21,100, exceeding ECDC’s worst-case scenario

NL Times  

The Netherlands set a new national record for average daily coronavirus infections for the 11th consecutive day. The figure rose by 6 percent when the institute revealed that 20,717 people tested positive for the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus infection between Saturday and Sunday morning. On the last day of that period, 22.5 percent tested positive, down from the record set a day …

Over 800 more people died last week than statisticians expected
3 years, 1 month ago

Over 800 more people died last week than statisticians expected

Dutch News  

Some 850 more people died last week than would have been expected using seasonal trends, the national statistics office CBS said on Friday. The excess death rate cuts across all age groups but in particular, more people have died in nursing homes and residential care than would have been expected, the CBS said. The number of excess dates rose sharply …

Over 800 more people died last week than statisticians expected
3 years, 1 month ago

Over 800 more people died last week than statisticians expected

Dutch News  

Some 850 more people died last week than would have been expected using seasonal trends, the national statistics office CBS said on Friday. The excess death rate cuts across all age groups but in particular, more people have died in nursing homes and residential care than would have been expected, the CBS said. The number of excess dates rose sharply …

Over 16,000 coronavirus infections for 2nd straight day; Hospital total tops 1,750
3 years, 2 months ago

Over 16,000 coronavirus infections for 2nd straight day; Hospital total tops 1,750

NL Times  

The Netherlands continued its harrowing trend of high coronavirus infections with 16,287 more reported by the RIVM on Friday. The data was released less than four hours before a 7 p.m. press conference when Prime Minister Mark Rutte and Health Minister Hugo de Jonge are due to reveal new coronavirus measures. The Cabinet was still debating the eventual move to …

Netherlands records more than 16,000 coronavirus cases in 24 hours
3 years, 2 months ago

Netherlands records more than 16,000 coronavirus cases in 24 hours

Dutch News  

The Netherlands recorded its highest number of coronavirus cases in a single day on Thursday, with 16,324 people testing positive for the disease. The public health agency RIVM also reported another 26 deaths on Thursday, against an average of 24 over the last seven days. Prime minister Mark Rutte and health minister Hugo de Jonge will give a press conference …

Coronavirus risk 'severe' as hospital admissions hit highest level since May
3 years, 2 months ago

Coronavirus risk 'severe' as hospital admissions hit highest level since May

Dutch News  

The number of people admitted to hospital with coronavirus has risen to its highest level since the end of May, the RIVM’s latest weekly bulletin showed. The government officially raised its risk level to “severe” on Tuesday now that the average number of admissions per day is above 100. The official figures also show 140 people were admitted to intensive …

Coronavirus risk 'severe' as hospital admissions hit highest level since May
3 years, 2 months ago

Coronavirus risk 'severe' as hospital admissions hit highest level since May

Dutch News  

The number of people admitted to hospital with coronavirus has risen to its highest level since the end of May, the RIVM’s latest weekly bulletin showed. The government officially raised its risk level to “severe” on Tuesday now that the average number of admissions per day is above 100. The official figures also show 140 people were admitted to intensive …

IC departments 'will struggle to cope' with influx of coronavirus patients
3 years, 2 months ago

IC departments 'will struggle to cope' with influx of coronavirus patients

Dutch News  

Intensive care specialists at eight of the country’s largest hospitals have warned that their departments risk being overwhelmed if the government fails to curb the latest wave of coronavirus infections. Peter van der Voort, head of intensive care at Groningen’s UMC hospital, told Nieuwsuur that plans to increase the number of IC beds to 1,350 were unrealistic because of a …

IC departments 'will struggle to cope' with influx of coronavirus patients
3 years, 2 months ago

IC departments 'will struggle to cope' with influx of coronavirus patients

Dutch News  

Intensive care specialists at eight of the country’s largest hospitals have warned that their departments risk being overwhelmed if the government fails to curb the latest wave of coronavirus infections. Peter van der Voort, head of intensive care at Groningen’s UMC hospital, told Nieuwsuur that plans to increase the number of IC beds to 1,350 were unrealistic because of a …

Nearly 8,000 new coronavirus infections; Hospital total up 22nd straight day
3 years, 2 months ago

Nearly 8,000 new coronavirus infections; Hospital total up 22nd straight day

NL Times  

Health officials in the Netherlands recorded 7,999 new coronavirus infections between Friday and Saturday morning, according to raw data from the RIVM. Since the start of the month, the average number of people reporting to the GGD for a coronavirus test has also nearly doubled, with nearly 37,200 tested on a daily basis during the past week. Hospitals in the …

Patience is running out: Seven in 10 back specific rules for the unvaccinated
3 years, 2 months ago

Patience is running out: Seven in 10 back specific rules for the unvaccinated

Dutch News  

Over seven in 10 people in the Netherlands think the government should bring in specific measures to deal with the number of people who have not been vaccinated against coronavirus, according to a poll of 28,000 people by television current affairs show EenVandaag. Nevertheless, several members of the government’s Outbreak Management Team have told news website Nu.nl that they do …

Patience is running out: Seven in 10 back specific rules for the unvaccinated
3 years, 2 months ago

Patience is running out: Seven in 10 back specific rules for the unvaccinated

Dutch News  

Over seven in 10 people in the Netherlands think the government should bring in specific measures to deal with the number of people who have not been vaccinated against coronavirus, according to a poll of 28,000 people by television current affairs show EenVandaag. Nevertheless, several members of the government’s Outbreak Management Team have told news website Nu.nl that they do …

De Jonge signals new coronavirus measures, patient numbers rising 'too fast'
3 years, 2 months ago

De Jonge signals new coronavirus measures, patient numbers rising 'too fast'

Dutch News  

The cabinet will decide next week what measures to bring in to curb the rapid rise in coronavirus patients in the last week. Health minister Hugo de Jonge told NOS that numbers were rising ‘faster and sooner than we expected’, but said the outlook was complicated by the fact that the majority of people in hospital are unvaccinated. ‘It’s just …

De Jonge signals new coronavirus measures, patient numbers rising 'too fast'
3 years, 2 months ago

De Jonge signals new coronavirus measures, patient numbers rising 'too fast'

Dutch News  

The cabinet will decide next week what measures to bring in to curb the rapid rise in coronavirus patients in the last week. Health minister Hugo de Jonge told NOS that numbers were rising ‘faster and sooner than we expected’, but said the outlook was complicated by the fact that the majority of people in hospital are unvaccinated. ‘It’s just …

Hospitals call for new pandemic measures as coronavirus admissions rise
3 years, 2 months ago

Hospitals call for new pandemic measures as coronavirus admissions rise

Dutch News  

Hospital bosses have called on the government to step up measures against coronavirus following a surge in patient admissions in recent weeks. Van Harten said possible measures included reimposing the face mask mandate, stricter QR checks to ensure people gathering indoors have been vaccinated or tested negative, or rolling out third vaccine doses faster. The Isala hospital in Zwolle, where …

Hospitals call for new pandemic measures as coronavirus admissions rise
3 years, 2 months ago

Hospitals call for new pandemic measures as coronavirus admissions rise

Dutch News  

Hospital bosses have called on the government to step up measures against coronavirus following a surge in patient admissions in recent weeks. Van Harten said possible measures included reimposing the face mask mandate, stricter QR checks to ensure people gathering indoors have been vaccinated or tested negative, or rolling out third vaccine doses faster. The Isala hospital in Zwolle, where …

Cabinet not ready to intervene in increasing coronavirus infections, sources say
3 years, 2 months ago

Cabinet not ready to intervene in increasing coronavirus infections, sources say

NL Times  

There is currently no sense of panic among members of the Dutch Cabinet because of the rapidly increasing coronavirus figures, sources close to the government said. The Cabinet is focusing more on the number of hospital admissions and intensive care unit admissions than on the infection figures. Researcher Marino van Zelst, among others, want the Cabinet to place more emphasis …

ICU capacity simply can't be scaled up further, Gommers says
3 years, 2 months ago

ICU capacity simply can't be scaled up further, Gommers says

NL Times  

The Dutch intensive care units simply cannot grant the request of caretaker Health Minister Hugo de Jonge to scale up to more than the current maximum of 1,350 ICU beds in the coming winter. Several media reported that the Ministry of Health recently asked intensive care units to consider whether it is possible to increase capacity again if the flow …

Nearly 4,000 new Covid cases in 24 hours
3 years, 2 months ago

Nearly 4,000 new Covid cases in 24 hours

NL Times  

The number of newly counted coronavirus cases increased by 3,949 in the past 24 hours, according to the National Institute for Public Health and the Environment. Last week, the RIVM counted an average of 3,679 new confirmed infections per day. These people did not necessarily die in the past 24 hours because it sometimes takes a while for a coronavirus …

Hospitals under strain again after coronavirus patients moved from Zwolle
3 years, 2 months ago

Hospitals under strain again after coronavirus patients moved from Zwolle

Dutch News  

Three coronavirus patients were transferred from a hospital in Zwolle to Rotterdam at the weekend amid warnings that the health service will struggle to cope with a winter wave. The Isala hospital said it had had to cancel 20 operations this week that had already been postponed once when regular care was scaled back to make room for Covid-19 patients. …

Covid-19 hospital total continues to fall, but coronavirus infections leveling off
3 years, 3 months ago

Covid-19 hospital total continues to fall, but coronavirus infections leveling off

NL Times  

Hospitals in the Netherlands were treating 422 patients with Covid-19 on Saturday. The figure has fallen four days out of the previous five, dipping to its lowest point since the third week of July. The other 294 patients were in regular care wards, falling to its lowest level since July 19. Daily hospital admissions this week totaled an average of …

Fewer than 50 Covid-19 patients sent to the ICU this week; ICU total at 10-week low
3 years, 3 months ago

Fewer than 50 Covid-19 patients sent to the ICU this week; ICU total at 10-week low

NL Times  

Fewer than 50 Covid-19 patients in the Netherlands were admitted to an intensive care unit during the past seven days, the lowest for any week-long period since mid-July. An average of just under 7 patients were sent to an ICU each of the past seven days when they were first hospitalized, according to data from patient coordination office LCPS. On …

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