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 26 September to 2 October 2022.
During the week in question, the number of Luxembourg residents testing positive for COVID-19 increased from 1,300 to 2,324 (up 79%). There were an additional 876 reinfections, i.e. 27.4% of all people who tested positive compared to 613 (32%) the previous week.
The number of PCR tests carried out increased from 6,446 to 8,795 over one week.
35 people reported a positive rapid antigen test for the reference week, compared to twelve the week before, bringing the number of positive results following such tests carried out by a healthcare professional to a total of 3,533. Note that positive rapid antigen tests are not taken into account in the calculation of the positivity rate.
As of Sunday 2 October 2022, the number of active infections increased to 3,950 from 2,623 the previous week and the number of people having recovered from the illness rose to 287,707 (from 286,713). The average age of people diagnosed with COVID-19 was 42.7 years.
Thee new deaths related to COVID-19 were reported during the week in question. The average age of the deceased was 91 years.
In hospitals, there were fourteen new admissions of confirmed COVID-19 patients to normal care (eleven one week earlier). There was one patient in intensive care. The average age of hospitalised patients stood at 53 years.
Positivity rate & incidence rate
For the reference period, the effective reproduction rate (RT eff) increased to 1.31 (1.18 the previous week) and the positivity rate on all tests carried out rose from 20.17% to 26.42%.
Similarly, the incidence rate increased to 360 cases per 100,000 residents over seven days, compared to 201 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 increased across all age groups over one week. The greatest increase was recorded among 15-19 year-olds (up 143%) and those aged 75 and over (up 132%). The lowest incidence rate was recorded among children aged 0-4 (199 cases per 100,000 residents), while the highest incidence rates were recorded among 30-59 year-olds (from 545 to 685 cases per 100,000 residents) and among those aged 85 and over (from 520 to 573 cases per 100,000 residents).
Transmission
Among the more than 3,200 resident cases reported during the week in question, a sample of 664 (21%) cases was reviewed and the source was determined. The family circle was the most frequent source of transmission (22%), followed by education (16%) and work (10%). The share of undetermined sources increased to 33%.
Vaccinations: update
For the week of 26 September to 2 October, 1,737 vaccine doses were administered: seventeen people received a first dose, 23 received a second dose, 112 received a first additional dose compared to a complete vaccination schedule, 1,539 received a second complementary dose and 46 received a third complementary dose, bringing the total number of vaccines administered as of Monday 26 September 2022 to 1,290,786.
474,654 people have a complete vaccination schedule, which corresponds to a vaccination rate of 79% of the eligible population (i.e. those aged five and over).
