The number of people having tested positive for COVID-19 (coronavirus) in Luxembourg stands at 3,034 (up 64 from Tuesday), including 46 fatalities (up from 44) resulting from the virus, as of 17:30 on Wednesday 8 April 2020.
Of those people having tested positive for coronavirus to date, 2,524 are residents and 510 are non-residents. The average age of those testing positive is 46, while the median age of the 46 victims (excluding one patient from the Grand Est) who lost their lives to the virus is 86. 231 people remain hospitalised at present in relation to COVID-19, including 34 (plus ten from the Grand Est) in intensive care. Nevertheless, 354 have been discharged from hospital.
Since the beginning of the crisis, Luxembourg has carried out a total of 26,573 tests (21,892 on residents, 4,681 on non-residents); from 1 April 2020, the health authorities have expanded testing to include anyone with coronavirus symptoms.
As a reminder, the COVID-19 national hotline is 8002-8080; the hotline for calls made outside Luxembourg is +352-497-719200.
The above graph shows the evolution of the spread of coronavirus in the Grand Duchy on a daily basis since 1 March 2020, with the graph below showing the total figures (cumulative) over the same period
