Modification date 06-06-2024 | 17:20
Weekly update on the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2: 5 June 2024
Minimal SARS-CoV-2 in the Netherlands
Circulation of the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 is currently minimal in the Netherlands. The national average viral load detected inwastewater surveillancerose 38% in week 22 (27 May – 2 June 2024), but was still low, as in the previous weeks. The percentage of participants who tested positive for COVID-19 in theInfection Radar survey was low: less than 1% in the past week*, but an upward trend has been observed in the past two weeks. Hospital admissions of patients with SARS-CoV-2 rose in the past two weeks from 14 daily average admissions to 18 daily average admissions last week**. There were an average of 61 patients with SARS-CoV-2 in hospital last week, which is an increase compared to last week (51).
Besides SARS-CoV-2, other viruses and bacteria are also causing respiratory infections. See the latest situation update on respiratory viruses in the Netherlands(in Dutch).The latest situation update on SARS-CoV-2 variants is available here.
*The daily number of unique survey participants reporting a positive COVID-19 test, summed up for the entire calendar week (Monday through Sunday). The positive test result could come from a self-test, PCR test or rapid antigen test. The percentage of participants who get a COVID-19 test when they have symptoms may fluctuate over time. These results are not from the nose and throat swabs sent in through the self-test study that started in September 2022.
**On working days, the National Coordination Centre for Patient Distribution (LCPS) reports the number of newly admitted patients with SARS-CoV-2 in nursing wards between 10:00 on the previous day and 10:00 on the reporting day, and the number of beds occupied by patients with SARS-CoV-2 in the nursing wards and ICU wards at 10:00 on the reporting day. The day before the reporting day is considered to be the admission date. The average number of newly admitted patients in the nursing ward and the average number of beds occupied in the nursing ward and ICU per day for a calendar week (Monday to Sunday) is calculated by adding the number of patients or number of occupied beds per admission day in a calendar week and dividing by the number of admission days for which figures are reported.
Wastewater
Skip chart Average number of SARS-CoV-2 virus particles and go to datatable
Data of 2019/2020 season is available from week 14 of 2020. Week 53 of 2020 is not included in this figure.
Based on data available at RIVM on Wednesdays, as published in the open data and presented on the Coronavirus Dashboard. See the webpage about Sewage water surveillance for the most recent data. See the explanation of the data presented for more details about how these figures are calculated.
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Infection Radar
Skip chart Percentage of participants in Infection radar with a positive SARS-CoV-2 test and go to datatable
The daily number of unique survey participants reporting a positive COVID-19 test, summed up for the entire calendar week (Monday through Sunday). The positive test result could come from a self-test, PCR test or rapid antigen test. These results are not from the nose and throat swabs sent in through the self-test study that started in September 2022. Source: Infectieradar RIVM.
Hospital admissions (source LCPS)
Skip chart Daily average number of admissions of patients with SARS-CoV-2 and go to datatable
**On working days, the National Coordination Centre for Patient Distribution (LCPS) reports the number of newly admitted patients with SARS-CoV-2 in nursing wards between 10:00 on the previous day and 10:00 on the reporting day, and the number of beds occupied by patients with SARS-CoV-2 in the nursing wards and ICU wards at 10:00 on the reporting day. The day before the reporting day is considered to be the admission date. The average number of newly admitted patients in the nursing ward and the average number of beds occupied in the nursing ward and ICU per day for a calendar week (Monday to Sunday) is calculated by adding the number of patients or number of occupied beds per admission day in a calendar week and dividing by the number of admission days for which figures are reported.
Links on page Weekly COVID-19 figures
- Infection Radar
- Coronavirus monitoring in sewage research
- Variants of the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2
- COVID-19 monthly epidemiological update for the Caribbean part of the Kingdom
- International map of COVID-19
- Open data RIVM
Posting schedule for COVID-19 updates
| Updates | When |
|---|---|
| Weekly update on the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 | Weekly on Wednesday afternoon |
| Figures on vaccine effectiveness in preventing hospital admissions | The date of the next update has not yet been determined |
| Mortality figures | Weekly on Thursday afternoon |
| Figures on pathogen surveillance of virus variants | Even weeks on Wednesday afternoon |
| Figures on coronavirus monitoring in sewage research | Weekly on Wednesday afternoon |
| RIVM provides access to the underlying data sets for various topics related to COVID-19. This includes data on reported cases of COVID-19, pathogen surveillance results, and sewage surveillance results. The datais publicly available to download. | |
