One out of five hospitalized patients in Belgium as late April 2020 had contracted the coronavirus in a nursing home, although the source of contamination is still unknown for many patients. Furthermore, despite having put into place confinement measures, four percent of patients during this time period had been infected with COVID-19 whilst travelling. On April 30, 2020, over 3,000 patients who have been tested positive to the coronavirus were hospitalized in Belgium.
Distribution of coronavirus contamination sources of hospitalized patients in Belgium as of April 30, 2020
Characteristic
Share of hospitalized patients
No identified source
33%
Resident in a nursing home
20%
Contact with a confirmed case
19%
Suspected nosocomial infection (originated in a hospital)
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Sciensano. (April 30, 2020). Distribution of coronavirus contamination sources of hospitalized patients in Belgium as of April 30, 2020 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1114500/coronavirus-contamination-sources-of-hospital-patients-in-belgium/
Sciensano. "Distribution of coronavirus contamination sources of hospitalized patients in Belgium as of April 30, 2020." Chart. April 30, 2020. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1114500/coronavirus-contamination-sources-of-hospital-patients-in-belgium/
Sciensano. (2020). Distribution of coronavirus contamination sources of hospitalized patients in Belgium as of April 30, 2020. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1114500/coronavirus-contamination-sources-of-hospital-patients-in-belgium/
Sciensano. "Distribution of Coronavirus Contamination Sources of Hospitalized Patients in Belgium as of April 30, 2020." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 Apr 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1114500/coronavirus-contamination-sources-of-hospital-patients-in-belgium/
Sciensano, Distribution of coronavirus contamination sources of hospitalized patients in Belgium as of April 30, 2020 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1114500/coronavirus-contamination-sources-of-hospital-patients-in-belgium/ (last visited December 21, 2024)
Distribution of coronavirus contamination sources of hospitalized patients in Belgium as of April 30, 2020 [Graph], Sciensano, April 30, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1114500/coronavirus-contamination-sources-of-hospital-patients-in-belgium/
