The number of people having tested positive for COVID-19 (coronavirus) in Luxembourg stands at 5,605 (up 186 from Friday), including 111 fatalities (unchanged) resulting from the virus, as of early evening on Sunday 19 July 2020.
While there has just been one COVID-19 fatality in Luxembourg since 24 May, the average daily increase (over a 7-day period) in cases is now 95.71 since restrictions have started to be eased.
The number of people currently hospitalised with COVID-19 is 39, with four patients in intensive care. 988 individuals have been discharged from hospital (including certain short-term stays).
Since the beginning of the crisis, Luxembourg has carried out a total of 344,744 tests.
From Friday's figures (statistical breakdown not released daily from 27 June):
- Of those people having tested positive for coronavirus to date, 1,013 are non-residents. The average age of those testing positive is 43, with the ratio of men to women being 52% / 48%, while the median age of the victims (excluding one patient from the Grand Est) who lost their lives to the virus is 85 (average age: 84). The rate of positive tests stands at 0.64%.
- Since the beginning of the crisis, Luxembourg has carried out 344,744 tests, including 265,934 on residents and 59,807 on non-residents; currently there are 965 people known to be infected while 4,333 have reportedly recovered from COVID-19. The effective reproductive number in Luxembourg is currently 1.26.
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.
