On Tuesday 13 July 2021, Luxembourg's Ministry of Health reported 134 new COVID-19 (coronavirus) infections; there have been 819 fatalities (no new deaths since 6 July) resulting from the virus to date.
134 Luxembourg residents tested positive on Tuesday from a total of 7,196 tests carried out the day before, representing 21.11 people per 100,000 inhabitants. The positivity rate was 1.86%. Wednesday 18 November 2020 marked the record daily high of 891 new cases.
The average daily increase (over a 7-day period) is currently 86.43.
A total of thirteen people are in hospital with the virus, including two patients in intensive care.
As per figures from Monday 12 July 2021, there are currently 1,675 active infections known, whilst a total of 69,897 people have recovered from the virus to date. The effective reproductive rate in Luxembourg stands at 0.95.
A total of 621,067 vaccinations have been carried out in Luxembourg to date (374,572 first doses, 246,495 second doses); 2,915 individuals received their first dose of the vaccine and 3,362 received their second dose on Monday.
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.
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).
