DutchNews.nl - DutchNews.nl brings daily news from The Netherlands in English

12 October 2025
Newsletter Donate Advertise
  • News
  • Life in the Netherlands
  • Jobs
  • Podcast
  • About us
  • Search
  • Home
  • Economy
  • Election 2025
  • Art and culture
  • Sport
  • Europe
  • Society
  • Environment
  • Health
  • Housing
  • Education
  • News
    • Home
    • Economy
    • Election 2025
    • Art and culture
    • Sport
    • Europe
    • Society
    • Environment
    • Health
    • Housing
    • Education
  • Life in the Netherlands
    • Latest
    • Opinion
    • Books
    • Travel
    • 10 Questions
    • Learning Dutch
    • Inburgering with DN
    • Food & Drink
    • Ask us anything
  • Jobs
  • Podcast
  • About us
    • Team
    • Donate
    • Advertise
    • Writing for Dutch News
    • Contact us
    • Privacy
    • Newsletter
  • Search

Covid-19 hospital numbers down by 27% in last week: RIVM

June 2, 2021
A nurse giving a vaccine to an elderly person
Photo: depositphotos
A nurse giving a vaccine to an elderly person
Photo: depositphotos

The number of coronavirus patients in hospital has fallen below 1,200 for the first time since October 10, according to the latest daily update by the public health agency RIVM.

On Wednesday morning there were 1,189 patients being treated for Covid-19, including 420 in intensive care. The figures on Tuesday were 1,240 and 447 respectively, while the overall number has gone down by 27% in the past week.

The RIVM reported another 2,602 positive tests, bringing the average for the past seven days down to 2,910 – 13% lower than a week ago. In the last week 8.7% of all tests have been positive.

On average 10 new deaths have been recorded each day in the last week, while the number of nursing homes reporting a new coronavirus infection has fallen from 107 to 87.

The RIVM’s director of Infectious Disease Control, Jaap van Dissel, told a parliamentary briefing on Wednesday that there were no indications yet of a significant influx of the B.1617.2 strain, also known as the Indian variant, in the Netherlands.

The strain is thought to be up to 70% more infectious than the B.1.1.7 strain first detected in the UK, which was responsible for the rise in infections in March and April. The new variant has sparked a resurgence in parts of England and Scotland in recent weeks.

Van Dissel said vaccines were less effective against the new strain, but the risk was much smaller for people who have received a second dose, underlining the need to keep up the pace of vaccination.

Share this article
  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • LinkedIn
  • Reddit
  • Copy URL
Uncategorized
Thank you for donating to DutchNews.nl.

We could not provide the Dutch News service, and keep it free of charge, without the generous support of our readers. Your donations allow us to report on issues you tell us matter, and provide you with a summary of the most important Dutch news each day.

Make a donation
Latest
Show more
How do Dutch political parties aim to boost spending on defence?
Femke Bol ends 400 metres hurdles career, switches to 800 metres
Landlord who rents to "working Dutch women only" faces fine
British airmen finally laid to rest in Friesland after 82 years
Podcast: The Gulf of Dick Advocaat Edition
NewsHomeEconomyElection 2025Art and cultureSportEuropeSocietyEnvironmentHealthHousingEducation
Life in the NetherlandsLatestOpinionBooksTravel10 QuestionsLearning DutchInburgering with DNFood & DrinkAsk us anything
About usTeamDonateAdvertiseWriting for Dutch NewsContact usPrivacyNewsletter
© 2025 DutchNews | Cookie settings

Help us to keep providing you with up-to-date news about this month's Dutch general election.

Our thanks to everyone who donates regularly to Dutch News. It costs money to produce our daily news service, our original features and daily newsletters, and we could not do it without you.

If you have not yet made a donation, or did so a while ago, you can do so via these links

The DutchNews.nl team

Donate now

Dutchnews Survey

Please help us making DutchNews.nl a better read by taking part in a short survey.

Take part now