The CHdN is the smallest hospital complex in the country, as spokeperson Anja di Bartolomeo told Tageblatt in an interview. Addressing the current rise in infections, she added: “If we want to maintain normal operations, we are really already at the limit. We are now facing a situation that is becoming more acute--whether fewer operations will be performed soon because of this, we will have to see.”

The northern cantons of Luxembourg currently have the highest rate of new covid infections, a weekly government report from 3 November shows, the latest data available. Wiltz and Clervaux top the chart with an rate of more than 60 new cases per 10,000 inhabitants.

As the numbers continue to rise in Luxembourg--a 14% increase in cases over the last days--Luxembourg’s chief medical officer Jean-Claude Schmit has warned the grand duchy is in a . And although a recent study showed the positive impact of the , the inoculation rate has largely stagnated.

Though di Bartolomeo couldn’t share the number of non-vaccinated patients currently treated at the CHdN, the most recent publication by the government, which covers the end of October 2021, showed that that one in four people who contracted the virus was fully vaccinated. However, three out of four people admitted to hospital because of a coronavirus infection had not received a shot. The number changed drastically for the intensive care unit, where 9 out the 10 patients currently in the ICU were unvaccinated.

Clervaux, Wiltz, Diekirch and Vianden currently host 470 positive cases. It is estimated that around 10% of cases require some hospital assistance while 1% end up in intensive care. Across the country, intensive care beds is occupied by a covid-19 patient, the government said.

Delano contacted the CHdN for comment but received no immediate reply.