Dutch coronavirus cases hit new weekly record
22 Sep 2020 / 20:35 H.
AMSTERDAM, Sept 22 (Reuters) - The Netherlands posted a record weekly number of new confirmed coronavirus infections in the week through Sept. 22, hitting 13,471 cases, an increase of more than 60% from the week before, health authorities said on Tuesday.
In the week through Sept. 15 the National Institute for Health (RIVM) had registered 8,265 COVID-19 cases.
The RIVM recorded 33 deaths from the disease in the past seven days, up from 19 deaths a week earlier. (Reporting by Toby Sterling Editing by Gareth Jones)
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