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Compared with the data from the previous week, the number of people infected with active coronavirus per 100,000 inhabitants in Belgium increased by 144 percent to 168.3 on Sunday, the Belgian National Institute of Public Health said on Sunday. The average daily number of infected people rose to 1,528.7 last week, 24 percent more than the data published last Sunday. The infection rate reaches 1,353, indicating that the epidemic is intensifying. The number of confirmed cases is currently 112,803 in the country.
The daily number of deaths from the disease did not increase significantly, averaging 3.3 deaths per day during the week. Since the outbreak, 9,974 people have died from the new type of coronavirus in Belgium. During the week, about 260,000 virus tests were carried out in the country, about 37,000 a day.
The Belgian French-language daily La Libre Belgique reported that the leadership of the city of Brussels at its extraordinary meeting on Saturday night further toughened measures to curb the spread of the epidemic. Under the new rules, for the next three weeks, all restaurants must close at 11 p.m. Grocery stores, including those open 24 hours a day, must close at 10 p.m. No more than ten people in a group may be on the streets between 11 pm and 6 am.
(MTI)
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