Coronavirus testing soars but new infections remains flat

Some 163 thousand coronavirus tests were conducted last week, an increase of 23 thousand, but the amount of people testing positive for the SARS-CoV-2 novel coronavirus remained virtually unchanged. Some 3,597 people tested positive for the virus for the week ending at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, an increase of nine compared to the week prior. About 2.2 percent of those tested gave a positive result, down from 2.5 percent in the previous seven-day period. Nearly 71,150 people in the Netherlands have tested positive for the virus since the end of February.Submitted by Zack Newmark on Tuesday, 1 September 2020 - 14:21 https://nltimes.nl/2020/09/01/coronavirus-testing-soars-new-infections-remains-flat