The Netherlands nears 40,000 coronavirus cases

The number of identified coronavirus cases in the Netherlands is approaching 40,000, the Dutch healthcare agency reported Thursday.

According to the agency, 39,316 infections are currently identified, while 514 new cases reported in the past 24 hours. Moreover, 4,795 people died from the virus-related complications, with 84 deaths reported in the last 24 hours. The agency did not report the number of recoveries.

"The figures of the past few days fit in the overall picture which shows that measures [taken by the government to curb the spread of infection] are working. The number of daily hospitalizations is still going down and so is the number of fatalities," the agency stressed.

The healthcare institution also informed that 13,884 cases out of the total number are identified in medical staff aged between 18 and 69, with hospitalization required by 458 of them.

The Netherlands reported its first coronavirus case on February 27, while the first fatality was identified on March 6. A number of measures was imposed by the Dutch government to curb the spread of the virus.