The number of new coronavirus cases registered in the Netherlands surged to 1,140 in the past 24 hours, the health minister said, the highest daily total since April.

Hugo de Jonge announced the figures recorded by the National Institute for Health (RIVM) during a live video stream.

“It's not going the right way,” De Jonge said. A day earlier the country recorded 964 cases, with cases rising quickly among young adults.