BRUSSELS, Oct 21 (NNN-AGENCIES) – A total of 2,774 COVID-19 patients were admitted to Belgian hospitals for treatment, as of Oct 19, as infection numbers continued to jump in Belgium, according to figures released by the country’s public health institute, Sciensano, yesterday.
That figure represented an increase of 88 percent, compared to the hospitalisation number on Oct 12, which stood at 1,473, Sciensano’s data showed.
Between Oct 10 and 16, a daily average of 266.6 new hospitalisations were reported in Belgium, an increase of 95 percent, compared with the previous week between Oct 3 and 9.
Of the 2,774 hospitalised patients, 446 are in intensive care, 34 more than Monday.
Sciensano’s data showed the total number of confirmed cases in Belgium, since the beginning of the pandemic is 230,480, a daily increase of 8,227 new cases from Monday. The total number of deaths is currently 10,443, 30 more than Monday.– NNN-AGENCIES
