On Thursday 5 August 2021, Luxembourg's Ministry of Health reported 68 new COVID-19 (coronavirus) infections; there have been 824 fatalities (no new deaths since Wednesday) resulting from the virus to date.
68 Luxembourg residents tested positive on Thursday from a total of 5,396 tests carried out the day before, representing 10.71 people per 100,000 inhabitants. The positivity rate was 1.26%. Wednesday 18 November 2020 marked the record daily high of 891 new cases.
The average daily increase (over a 7-day period) is currently 40.00.
A total of 20 people are in hospital with the virus, including five patients in intensive care.
As per figures from Wednesday 4 August 2021, there are currently 941 active infections known, whilst a total of 72,447 people have recovered from the virus to date. The effective reproduction rate in Luxembourg stands at 0.85.
A total of 723,051 vaccinations have been carried out in Luxembourg to date (395,352 first doses, 327,699 second doses); 463 individuals received their first dose of the vaccine and 3,105 received their second dose on Wednesday. 360,883 people are now fully vaccinated.
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.
