Out of all new cases discovered last week, 330 people were unvaccinated, equalling 75%. The average age of patients was 31. According to Dr Jean-Claude Schmit from the Health Directorate, the country needs to prepare for a fourth wave of infections, although the Delta variant makes it hard to predict the severity of the situation.
Last week, close to 900 contacts between infected and healthy people were registered. 890 people had to enter isolation, 660 had to enter quarantine.
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In 39% of cases, people caught the virus after returning from holidays. One in four got infected by a family member, while only 3% of new infections could be linked to recreational activities.
Five people are currently hospitalised and receiving intensive care. None of them is vaccinated. The average age of hospital patients declined from 60 to 51. Two more people died after contracting the virus last week. The average age of deceased people is 75.
The positivity rate in the country has also increased from 1 to 1.6%. The reproduction rate is now set at 1.16%, while the seven day incidence rate per 100,000 citizens increased from 46 to 69.
Increased amounts of coronavirus residue were also found across all of the country’s twelve water purification plants, even exceeding the rates of July. The highest rates were found in the north of the Grand Duchy.
388,000 people in the country count as fully vaccinated to this day.
