Luxembourg's Ministry of Health and the Ministry of Education, Children and Youth, together with the National Health Laboratory (Laboratoire National de Santé - LNS) and the Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology (LIST), have published a COVID-19 report for the week of 15 to 21 August 2022.
During the week in question, the number of Luxembourg residents testing positive for COVID-19 decreased from 1,310 to 751 (down 43%).
The number of PCR tests carried out fell from 5,089 to 4,709 over one week.
Nineteen people reported a positive rapid antigen test for the reference week, compared to sixteen the week before, bringing the number of positive results following such tests carried out by a healthcare professional to a total of 3,436. Note that positive rapid antigen tests are not taken into account in the calculation of the positivity rate.
As of Sunday 21 August 2022, the number of active infections decreased to 1,972 from 2,560 the previous week and the number of people having recovered from the illness rose to 282,790 (from 281,451). The average age of people diagnosed with COVID-19 was 44.1 years.
No new deaths related to COVID-19 were reported during the week in question.
In hospitals, there were nine new admissions of confirmed COVID-19 patients to normal care (twelve one week earlier). There was one COVID-19 patients in intensive care. The average age of hospitalised patients stood at 59 years.
Positivity rate & incidence rate
For the reference period, the effective reproduction rate (RT eff) increased to 0.99 (0.77 the previous week) and the positivity rate on all tests carried out fell from 17.47% to 15.95%.
Similarly, the incidence rate decreased to 116 cases per 100,000 residents over seven days, compared to 203 cases per 100,000 residents for the previous week.
Reinfections as well as certified self-tests were included in the calculation of incidence rates, which decreased across all age groups over one week. The greatest decrease was recorded among 60 to 74 year olds (down 32%) followed by people age 15 to 29 (down 20%). The lowest incidence rate was recorded among people aged 0 to 14 (81 cases per 100,000 residents), while the highest incidence rate was recorded among 30 to 44 year olds (215 cases per 100,000 residents)
Vaccinations: update
For the week of 15 to 21 August, 1,579 vaccine doses were administered: 20 people received a first dose, 28 received a second dose, 146 received a first additional dose compared to a complete vaccination schedule, 1,372 received a second complementary dose and thirteen received a third complementary dose, bringing the total number of vaccines administered as of Monday 22 August 2022 to 1,289,869.
474,495 people have a complete vaccination schedule, which corresponds to a vaccination rate of 79.0% of the eligible population (i.e. those aged five and over).
People wishing to be vaccinated are also asked to make use of the vaccination facilities offered by GPs, pharmacies and the "Impf-Bus" vaccination bus. Further information: www.impfen.lu.
