Declared flu cases in Luxembourg; Credit: MSAN

Luxembourg's Ministry of Health has published a review of the week of 3 to 9 April 2023 in relation to acute respiratory infections, namely COVID-19 and influenza (flu).

COVID-19

For the week in question, the number of people testing positive for COVID-19 decreased to 298 cases, down 69.5% from 977 cases the previous week. 50.7% of COVID-19 cases were reinfections (down from 54.5% the week before).

Flu

For the week of 3 to 9 April, the number of flu cases reported by laboratories decreased from 269 to 170 cases, i.e. drop of 36.8% compared to the previous week. Currently, Influenza B is predominant.