Over 11,700 coronavirus infections this week; Highest ICU total in 96 days

Approximately 11,705 people tested positive for an infection of the SARS-CoV-2 novel coronavirus for the week ending Sunday, according to preliminary data from public health agency RIVM. The total is just shy of the amount of infections uncovered in the first two weeks of the month combined. It was also 60 percent higher than last week's total, the data showed. In the 24-hour period ending on Sunday at 10 a.m., the agency had recorded another 1,849 more positive tests for the virus. The daily figure represented a 70 percent increase over the previous Sunday.Submitted by Zack Newmark on Sunday, 20 September 2020 - 16:06 https://nltimes.nl/2020/09/20/11700-coronavirus-infections-week-highest-icu-total-96-days