Belgium reaches 34,809 confirmed cases

 

In Belgium, 1,236 new people have tested positive for the new coronavirus (Covid-19) the Federal Public Health Service announced during a press conference on Thursday.

310 new patients were admitted to the hospital in the last 24 hours, and 455 new people have also been discharged, bringing the total number of people in the hospital because of the coronavirus at the moment to 5,309, a decrease of 206 patients.

“Of the patients in the hospital, 1,182 are in the intensive care unit, which is a decrease of 22 patients,” said professor Steven Van Gucht. “Of the patients in the ICU, 868 are on a respirator, which is a decrease of 21,” he added.

417 new deaths have been reported, of which 127 occurred in the hospital, and were confirmed cases. 289 of the deaths were reported by the residential care centres, of which 31 were confirmed cases.

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