Dutch coronavirus cases hit new weekly record
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- Reuters
- Published Date: 03:49 | 22 September 2020
- Modified Date: 03:49 | 22 September 2020
The Netherlands posted a record weekly number of new confirmed coronavirus infections in the week through Sept. 22, hitting 13,471 cases, an increase of more than 60% from the week before, health authorities said on Tuesday.
In the week through Sept. 15 the National Institute for Health (RIVM) had registered 8,265 COVID-19 cases.
The RIVM recorded 33 deaths from the disease in the past seven days, up from 19 deaths a week earlier.
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