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30 Corona cases were reported in Basel schools last week. (Symbolic image: Keystone)
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The canton of Basel-Stadt registered 74 new cases on Friday. Last week, 30 infections were recorded in schools.
In the canton of Basel-Stadt, new corona virus infections continue to increase significantly. The canton registered 74 new cases on Friday. The number of people in isolation increased from 38 to 399 compared to the previous day.
Thus, the number of cases registered so far in the canton’s population increased to 1878. It was reported that 1,425 people recovered, according to the case statistics of the health department.
The number of people in quarantine increased from 139 to 925. In 538 cases they were contact persons for infected people. The number of deaths was unchanged at 54.
The incidence of 14 days per 100,000 inhabitants in the canton of the city was 241 on Friday, as announced by the health department in its second weekly Corona newsletter.
Ten people residing in the canton of Basel-Stadt were in the hospital on Friday. There were also nine other people with non-cantonal or international residence. Two of the 19 people in a Basel hospital needed intensive care.
300 children and their families in quarantine
While the situation in nursing homes and nursing homes is calm, according to the announcement, this week there have been more than 30 positive cases of coronavirus in schools. Since Tuesday, there have been more cases in a kindergarten and a nursery.
A total of around 300 children are currently in quarantine who have been in contact with sick teachers or caregivers. About 300 families are affected in the city’s canton, he said.
According to the report, 174 of the 573 new infections recorded in the last four weeks could be assigned to known or suspected sources of infection.
That corresponds to a 30 percent success rate. In the period from September 25 to October 22, most of the people were infected in their free time (28 percent), in the family (20 percent) or at work (17 percent).
