
The number of people having tested positive for COVID-19 (coronavirus) in Luxembourg stands at 4,925 (up 83 from Saturday; or 148 over the week-end), including 111 fatalities (up one from Saturday) resulting from the virus, as of early evening on Saturday 12 July 2020.
While there have been no COVID-19 fatalities in Luxembourg since 24 May, the average daily increase (over a 7-day period) in cases is now 57.57 since restrictions have started to be eased.
The number of people currently hospitalised with COVID-19 is 27, with three patients in intensive care. 967 individuals have been discharged from hospital (including certain short-term stays).
Since the beginning of the crisis, Luxembourg has carried out a total of 278,388 tests.
From Friday's figures (statistical breakdown not released daily from 27 June):
- Of those people having tested positive for coronavirus to date, 3,901 are residents and 876 are non-residents. The average age of those testing positive is 44, with the ratio of men to women being 51.89% / 48.11%, while the median age of the victims (excluding one patient from the Grand Est) who lost their lives to the virus is 84 (average age: 84). The rate of positive tests stands at 0.64%.
- Since the beginning of the crisis, Luxembourg has carried out 211,858 tests on residents and 54,579 on non-residents; currently there are 581 people known to be infected while 4,086 have reportedly recovered from COVID-19. The effective reproductive number in Luxembourg is currently 1.09.
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 orange line showing the daily numbers averaged over the past week; the graph below shows the total figures (cumulative) over the same period.