Covid-19 deaths stay in single figures, infections lowest for 12 weeks

Another five people have died of Covid-19 in the Netherlands, the third day in a row that deaths have been in single figures, according to latest figures from the public health agency RIVM.

Six new hospital admissions were recorded, while another 102 people tested positive for coronavirus. The number of infections was one fewer than on Monday and the lowest daily increase since early March.

The number of positive tests has peaked on Tuesdays in previous weeks, but the Whitsun holiday means the spike is likely to be delayed until Wednesday.

In total 5,967 people in the Netherlands are known to have died from Covid-19 since the outbreak began in February. The actual number of deaths is much higher because only people who have tested positive for coronavirus are included in the official statistics.

A total of 11,750 people have been treated in hospital with the virus, while 46,647 positive tests have been recorded.