Corona virus is spreading faster again: the number of births rises to 1.21 | Currently

The speed with which the coronavirus is spreading is increasing again. The so-called reproduction number rose to 1.21 on Friday. This is the highest level since the end of February. The number of confirmed infections is also increasing, but according to the RIVM, it is too early to say that a new wave of Corona is on the way.

A reproduction number of 1.21 means that 100 people infected with corona will infect an average of 121 others. They, in turn, infect 146 people, and then transmit the virus to about 177 people.

With each step, the number of infected increases and the risk of transmitting infection to others increases. The higher the number, the faster the virus will spread. In July last year, during the “Dancing with Jansen” wave, the breeding number reached a record high of 3.

RIVM recorded 2,235 positive coronavirus tests between Thursday morning and Friday morning. The day before, there were 2,440 new cases. This is the largest number since April. The average is up more than 75 percent in the past two weeks.

People no longer have to go to street testing to find out if they have been infected, and home testing is sufficient. But if you wish, you can still take the test. More and more people are doing this. GGDs have performed an average of more than 2,000 tests per day in the past week, nearly 50 percent more than two weeks ago.

Subvariants do not appear to cause additional health problems

The omikron variant of the coronavirus is still by far the most common, but something is changing within this variant. New sub variants BA.4, BA.5 and BA.2.12.1 are emerging. This is at the expense of the first omikron variables.

BA.2.12.1 could become dominant during June. But “it’s currently unclear which type of omikron variant will spread faster and will gain control,” according to RIVM. earlier this week. The institute also says there is no indication that people develop more serious complaints from the new subvariants.

RIVM mainly monitors virus development through measurements of wastewater. A relatively large number of virus particles are found in wastewater in Amsterdam, Rotterdam and The Hague.