Conor Stewart
Research expert covering health & pharmaceuticals in the UK & Europe
Coronavirus (COVID-19) in Belgium - Statistics & Facts
Belgium reported the first case of coronavirus (COVID-19) in February, 2020. As of July 21, 2022, over 4.3 million people have tested positive in the country. According to the number of cases per region, Flanders has been most severely affected by the virus. The biggest peak of daily cases occurred in winter 2021/22 as the Omicron variant took over. On January 25, 2022, Belgium registered over 76 thousand cases, the highest number of cases reported in a single day. As of July 22, 2022, over 32.1 thousand COVID-19 deaths have been recorded in the country.
European comparisons
The incidence of COVID-19 infections in Belgium, when compared to other European countries ranks around the middle. Although, the 38,024 cases per 100,000 in Belgium as of July 25, 2022, was lower than the other two Benelux countries. The rate of deaths attributed to COVID-19 in Belgium was higher than its Benelux neighbors, at 279 deaths per 100,000 population as of July 25, 2022.Vaccination situation
As of July 24, 2022, over 25.7 million COVID-19 vaccine doses had been administered in Belgium. This has meant that 90 percent of Belgian adults are fully vaccinated against COVID-19, one of the highest vaccination rates across the EU. Presently vaccines from five different manufacturers are being used in Belgium, these are Comirnaty/BioNTech, Vaxzervria (previously known as AstraZeneca), Moderna, Janssen/Johnson & Johnson and Nuvaxovid.
