Coronavirus update (May 26): 45.578 confirmed cases

By Rachel Deloughry

UPDATE MAY 27 HERE

The RIVM (National Institute for Public Health and Environment) reports that, since the last update, another 133 people in the Netherlands have tested positive for COVID-19, the illness that is caused by the new coronavirus. This means that the new total of infected people is 45.578. 

Coronavirus situation in the Netherlands

Of the 45.578 people infected, another 26 people have died since yesterday*, May 25, bringing the death toll to 5.856. In total, 11.690 (+10) patients are or have been admitted to hospital. As not all people are getting tested, the true number of people infected with the new coronavirus is higher than reported. 

*There may be a delay between the day of death and the day that it is reported. 

Date Confirmed cases Hospital admissions Deaths
May 26 45.578 (+133) 11.690 (+10) 5.856 (+26)
May 25 45.445 (+209) 11.680 (+8) 5.830 (+8)
May 24 45.236 (+172) 11.672 (+13) 5.822 (+11)
May 23 45.064 (+176) 11.659 (+10) 5.811 (+23)
May 22 44.888 (+188) 11.649 (+9) 5.788 (+13)
May 21 44.700 (+253) 11.640 (+13) 5.775 (+27)
May 20 44.447 (+198) 11.627 (+14) 5.748 (+33)

 

Country slowly reopening

At the coronavirus press conference of Tuesday, May 19, Prime Minister Rutte and health minister De Jonge announced the government’s plans to slowly reopen the country are going through as planned, for now. Read about all of the steps here.

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Rachel Deloughry

Lifestyle editor at IamExpat Media

Lifestyle editor at IamExpat for the Netherlands, Germany and Switzerland. Rachel has her finger on the pulse of what's happening in the realm of festivals, exhibitions, concerts and markets. She received her Master of Music from Utrecht Conservatory and before that, earned a Bachelor of Music in Ireland. She is passionate about music, painting and design.Read more

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