Covid-19 hospitalizations rise, but new infections dips slightly

Official figures from public health agency RIVM showed that 4,013 people tested positive for the SARS-CoV-2 novel coronavirus for the seven-day period which ended on Tuesday at 10 a.m. That total was a slight decrease of 23 new infections compared to last week. Additionally, 50 more hospitalizations were also linked to the coronavirus disease. Some 12,044 people in the Netherlands. have been hospitalized with Covid-19 since the end of February.Submitted by Zack Newmark on Tuesday, 18 August 2020 - 14:21 https://nltimes.nl/2020/08/18/covid-19-hospitalizations-rise-new-infections-dips-slightly