Weekly Covid-19 overview47 deaths in the last week, infections still on a plateau

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Every Wednesday the Ministry of Health publishes a summary of the coronavirus developments in Luxembourg in the week prior.

Here are the main conclusions of 23 - 29 November.

  • Number of infections has seen a slight decline: 3,565 compared to 3,851 in the week before;
  • 47 deaths (an increase of 9 from the week previous) - average age is 80 years old;
  • Contact tracing efforts increased by 7%: now 16,052 contacts reached;
  • Average age of infections has decreased from 39.8 to 38.8 years old;
  • 69,558 tests completed (69,680 in previous week);
  • Number of 'cured' cases increased from 21,829 to 25,995;
  • 176 patients hospitalised, 43 in intensive care (compared to 186 and 45, respectively);
  • Effective reproduction rate went from 1,00 to 0,98;
  • Positivity rate went from 5,53% to 5,13%

An average of 569 cases are reported per 100,000 inhabitants, a slight decrease from 615 in the week prior. There were a spike in cases in the age category of 0-14. All other age categories see a decline.

7,640 people were in isolation last week (-5%) and 11,203 in quarantine (+21%).

The main source of infection lies with private family gatherings (39,7%).

PDF: Weekly report

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