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

10 July 2025
Newsletter Donate Advertise
  • News
  • Life in the Netherlands
  • Jobs
  • Podcast
  • About us
  • Search
  • Home
  • Economy
  • Politics
  • Art and culture
  • Sport
  • Europe
  • Society
  • Environment
  • Health
  • Housing
  • Education
  • News
    • Home
    • Economy
    • Politics
    • 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

Decline in coronavirus cases slowing down as Omicron takes hold

December 20, 2021
Photo: DutchNews.nl
Photo: DutchNews.nl

The decline in coronavirus infections continued to slow down on Monday as another 12,220 cases were confirmed by the RIVM.

On average just over 14,000 cases a day were reported in the last week, 19% fewer than in the previous seven days. The percentage of positive tests has risen slightly to 24.1%.

The public health agency expects the more infections Omicron variant to become the dominant strain in the week after Christmas, leading to an upturn in infections and hospitalisations.

The RIVM said 149 people had been admitted to hospital in the last 24 hours, while the total number of patients rose by 88 to 2,430 after several days of decline. Another 29 people were taken into intensive care.

The public health agency expects the more infections Omicron variant to become the dominant strain in the week after Christmas, leading to an upturn in infections and hospitalisations.

There are currently 615 Dutch coronavirus patients in intensive care, including 19 in Germany.

The number of deaths reported to the RIVM has also gone down in the last week from 63 per day to 52.

Source: RIVM
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
Buy-to-let sales lead to a drop in house prices in Amsterdam
Lorry driver faces jail for 2022 crash which killed seven
Dutch economy to show moderate growth but deficit will rise
Amsterdam traffic faces "extreme disruption" this weekend
Despite new building, the housing shortage remains 400,000
NewsHomeEconomyPoliticsArt 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 information about coronavirus in the Netherlands.

Many thanks to everyone who has donated to DutchNews.nl in recent days!

We could not provide this service without you. If you have not yet made a contribution, you can do so here.

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