Meanwhile in the Netherlands:
2051 people tested positive. Of them, 385 work in healthcare; they get tested more often and are exposed more often. 408 have been hospitalized in total. 58 of the victims have died, all of them between the ages of 63 and 95.
The RIVM has published an actively updated map that displays the number of people per 100 000 residents for each municipality whom were tested and showed positive for COVID-19. The map is entirely in Dutch, but the hardest hit municipalities are Uden (126.8 per 100 000 residents) and Boekel (179.4 per 100 000 residents) as of this posting. Just mouse over the map. Note that a number of the municipalities that show an infection rate of less than 10 per 100 000 residents may have literally only 1 or 2 confirmed cases in their areas. On the other hand, the more densely populated Randstad area (Amsterdam, The Hague, Rotterdam and Utrecht) show low infection rates (Amsterdam municipality only 7.5 per 100 000), but definitely have dozens of cases. The municipality of Amsterdam has in excess of 800 000 residents after all.
It appears that carnival indeed had a major impact on the spread of the virus.
2051 people tested positive. Of them, 385 work in healthcare; they get tested more often and are exposed more often. 408 have been hospitalized in total. 58 of the victims have died, all of them between the ages of 63 and 95.
The RIVM has published an actively updated map that displays the number of people per 100 000 residents for each municipality whom were tested and showed positive for COVID-19. The map is entirely in Dutch, but the hardest hit municipalities are Uden (126.8 per 100 000 residents) and Boekel (179.4 per 100 000 residents) as of this posting. Just mouse over the map. Note that a number of the municipalities that show an infection rate of less than 10 per 100 000 residents may have literally only 1 or 2 confirmed cases in their areas. On the other hand, the more densely populated Randstad area (Amsterdam, The Hague, Rotterdam and Utrecht) show low infection rates (Amsterdam municipality only 7.5 per 100 000), but definitely have dozens of cases. The municipality of Amsterdam has in excess of 800 000 residents after all.
It appears that carnival indeed had a major impact on the spread of the virus.