Record high Covid figures for LuxembourgWednesday update sees 1,053 cases from 4,496 tests, one new death

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The latest figures from Luxembourg show that 1,053 new cases of coronavirus were discovered over the last 24 hours - the highest daily tally since 889 were registered on 17 November 2020.

4,496 tests were conducted over the last 24 hours, yielding a positive rate of 23.43%.

876 of the tests were carried out on prescription, while the remainder were ordered as part of the contact tracing scheme.

One new death from Covid-19 was reported, bringing the total death toll in the Grand Duchy to 911.

There are 47 patients in standard hospital care with confirmed Covid-19 infections, up one from the last update, with 19 patients in intensive care, the same as Tuesday’s update.

As of today’s update there are 6,737 active infections in Luxembourg, while 93,608 people have recovered from the virus. The R rate was at 1.12, up from 0.88 on Tuesday.

462,183 people have received their first vaccine dose in Luxembourg, while 1,057,002 doses have been administered in total. 442,896 people are fully vaccinated. 193,073 people have received an additional booster.

For the latest updates on the coronavirus both in Luxembourg and abroad, see our live ticker.https://today.rtl.lu/news/luxembourg/a/1481968.html

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