On Thursday 3 June 2021, Luxembourg's Ministry of Health reported 61 new COVID-19 (coronavirus) infections; there have been 818 fatalities (no new deaths since Wednesday) resulting from the virus to date.
61 Luxembourg residents tested positive on Thursday from a total of 6,881 tests carried out the day before, representing 9.61 people per 100,000 inhabitants. The positivity rate was 0.89%. Wednesday 18 November 2020 marked the record daily high of 891 new cases.
The average daily increase (over a 7-day period) is currently 42.29.
A total of sixteen people are in hospital with the virus, including three patients in intensive care.
As per figures from Wednesday 2 June 2021, there are currently 786 active infections known, whilst a total of 68,484 people have recovered from the virus to date. The effective reproductive rate in Luxembourg stands at 0.88.
As of Wednesday, a total of 364,909 vaccinations had been carried out in Luxembourg (237,717 first doses, 127,192 second doses); 782 individuals received their first dose of the vaccine and 3,704 received their second dose on Wednesday.
The above graph shows the evolution of the spread of coronavirus in the Grand Duchy on a daily basis since 1 March 2020 (excluding 9 December, for which figures remain unknown), 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.
Since 24 August 2020, the Ministry of Health's published figures only include resident infection numbers, as opposed to earlier figures which included both residents and non-residents (i.e. cross-border workers).
