Skip to main content
Home

Main navigation

  • Top stories
  • Health
  • Crime
  • Politics
  • Business
  • Tech
  • Culture
  • Sports
  • Weird
  • 1-1-2
Image
A coronavirus rules message on the side of an Amsterdam city vehicle on Leidseplein. Aug. 15, 2020
A coronavirus rules message on the side of an Amsterdam city vehicle on Leidseplein. Aug. 15, 2020 - Credit: Stefan Schooten / Dreamstime - License: All Rights Reserved
Health
Coronavirus
Covid-19
RIVM
covid-19 vaccine
LCPS
intensive care
Saturday, 26 June 2021 - 15:51
Share this:
  • facebook
  • twitter
  • linkedin
  • whatsapp
  • reddit

No Covid-19 deaths reported for first time since Sept. 7; Vaccinations total tops 15 million

There were no Covid-19 deaths reported to the RIVM during the 24 hours ending at 10 a.m. on Saturday. That was the first time the public health agency was not notified of a death caused by the disease since September 7, 2020.

Not all Covid-19 fatal cases are reported to the RIVM, and notifications are not necessarily made on the same day a death occurs. Typically, the figures trend down due to weekend working hours, which is usually noticed in data reported on Sundays and Mondays.

Additionally, it is not obligatory for death reports to be filed with the RIVM. The agency knows of 17,740 deaths where Covid-19 was the cause, but the country’s national statistics bureau CBS has been notified of an additional 12 thousand since the pandemic began.

Still, the milestone signifies another important step after over two months of improving hospitalization and infection data. The RIVM was notified of just 2 deaths daily on average this week. A month ago, that figure was 12. At the end of April the RIVM was disclosing an average of 18 deaths per day.

The Netherlands was set to administer the 15 millionth Covid-19 vaccine jab on Saturday, Health Minister Hugo de Jonge said. Over 216 thousand jabs were given on Friday, which brought the total up to 14,896,699 since the vaccination program started in January.

That was the most injections given in a single day in almost two weeks. It brought the seven-day average up to 203,493. Just over a million jabs have been administered this calendar week, with nearly 1.5 million expected through Sunday.

The RIVM also said that another 569 people tested positive for the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus infection, which pulled the moving average down to 667. That was similar to figures during the first week of September.

The three cities with the most new infections were Amsterdam (33), Rotterdam (33) and The Hague (21). All three were between 17 and 20 percent below their respective seven day averages.

To date, people have tested positive for the infection 1,682,773 times.

No new data about Covid-19 hospitalizations was expected to be released by the LCPS on Saturday, which has stopped reporting data on weekends for the time being. There were 363 people in care on Friday, including 147 patients in an ICU.

Follow us:

Latest stories

  • Some Dutch cities not flying Syrian flags for earthquake victims at refugees' request
  • Van Gogh Museum kicks off 50th anniversary year with family exhibition
  • Three Dutch people reportedly among those killed in Turkey-Syria earthquakes
  • History of Indonesia in colonial era deserves a prominent place in Dutch education
  • Dutch consumers hunting down more cheap nearly-expired groceries and factory rejects
  • Eneco will sign fixed energy price contracts for the first time since 2021

Top stories

  • Three Dutch people reportedly among those killed in Turkey-Syria earthquakes
  • Putin played an active role in conflict around MH17 downing; No new suspects prosecuted
  • 42% of secondary school teachers witnessed anti-Semitism in class
  • 40% of home buyers end 2022 were first-time buyers
  • Dutch team rescues 6 people from rubble in Turkey; Death toll climbs to 8,100
  • Rutte tells Erdogan the Dutch can offer more help; Dutch donate millions in relief aid

© 2012-2023, NL Times, All rights reserved.

Footer menu

  • Privacy
  • Contact
  • Partner content