On Thursday 10 June 2021, Luxembourg's Ministry of Health reported 40 new COVID-19 (coronavirus) infections; there have been 818 fatalities (no new deaths since 1 June) resulting from the virus to date.
40 Luxembourg residents tested positive on Thursday from a total of 7,094 tests carried out the day before, representing 6.30 people per 100,000 inhabitants. The positivity rate was 0.56%. Wednesday 18 November 2020 marked the record daily high of 891 new cases.
The average daily increase (over a 7-day period) is currently 32.00.
A total of thirteen people are in hospital with the virus, including two patients in intensive care.
As per figures from Wednesday 9 June 2021, there are currently 702 active infections known, whilst a total of 68,863 people have recovered from the virus to date. The effective reproductive rate in Luxembourg stands at 0.94.
As of Wednesday, a total of 414,382 vaccinations had been carried out in Luxembourg (260,638 first doses, 153,744 second doses); 2,712 individuals received their first dose of the vaccine and 5,091 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).
