Corona figures heading the wrong way: new cases 21 percent up | VRT NWS: news

The corona pandemic seems to be gaining ground again. Last week had 21 percent more new cases than the week before that. Meanwhile, the reproduction number has climbed to 1.23, which is one third more than last week. When this number (the so-called R-value) is more than 1, the epidemic grows; when it is below 1, the epidemic shrinks. However, as the general figures remain low, there is no reason to panic just yet.