Corona data: hospitalisations up
During the last seven-day observation period average hospitalisations were up. New cases of coronavirus and linked deaths were down figures from health science institute Sciensano show.
In the week to 9 February on average 120 patients with Covid, the disease caused by coronavirus, were hospitalised each day. The figure is up 6% on the week. 159 patients were admitted on Tuesday. 174 were discharged.
1,674 patients are in hospital with Covid. 308 are in intensive care; 168 are on a ventilator.
In the week to 6 February on average 42 deaths a day were linked to coronavirus. The figure is down 4% on the week.
2,204 people a day tested positive on average. The figure is down 7% on the previous week.
50,000 tests were carried out each day on average. The figure is up 1% on the week. 5.2% of tests come back positive.
By 8 February 3.65% of Belgium’s population had been vaccinated. 336,331 people had received a first shot; 104,340 a second.