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Five other people died in connection with a Covid 19 infection in Basel-Stadt. (Symbolic image: Keystone)
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The two Basles reported nine more deaths related to the corona virus on Tuesday. In addition, the cantons announced 228 new infections.
In the canton of Basel-Stadt, another five people died in connection with the Covid-19 disease. In total, there are now 144 deaths.
There was an increase of 89 cases in new coronavirus infections, compared with 59 on Monday. According to the statistics of the pandemic, a total of 7,990 people in Basel-Stadt have contracted the corona virus to date. Of these, 7,243 are considered recovered.
Of the 603 (-36) currently infected, 141 were in the hospital on Tuesday, the same number as the day before. Of these, 89 (-3) had their place of residence in the canton of the city. 22 Covid 19 patients had to be treated in an intensive care unit, 3 less than the day before.
139 new infections in the Basel area
New infections with the corona virus have risen sharply again in the canton of Baselland: 139 new cases were recorded on Tuesday, compared to 82 on Monday. Four other people also died as a result of Covid 19 disease.
The coronavirus has thus caused 160 deaths in the canton of Baselland. So far, 10,641 people have been infected. According to cantonal case statistics, 9,110 of these are cured.
On Tuesday there were 1,371 infected people in isolation, 2 more than the previous day. The number of hospitalized increased from 3 to 78. Of them, 8 had to be treated in an intensive care unit, as on Monday. 7 (+3) patients with Covid-19 had to be ventilated.
