The Germany-wide corona incidence is now higher than 30. The RKI also recommends laboratory tests for people with mild symptoms. The news ticker.
Berlin – The trend continues: The nationwide 7-day incidence of new corona infections has risen again and is now 30.1. In the independent city of Kiel, according to the RKI dashboard, it is currently 107.4. According to the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) * from Friday morning, 5578 new infections and 19 other deaths from or with Covid-19 * were recorded within 24 hours.
The 7-day incidence has been rising continuously in Germany for weeks. A week ago the incidence was 20.4. However, the debate about value as the main orientation for Corona * policy is lively. A first federal state wants to relax in a few days regardless of the incidence.
Corona in Germany: intensive care physicians warn of “false security”
The intensive care physicians in Germany warn against lulling oneself into a “false sense of security” in view of the currently still relatively low number of corona patients in hospitals. At the moment, only three percent of the beds are occupied by Covid patients, the president of the intensive care medicine association Divi, Gernot Marx, told the Funke newspapers on Friday.
But there was also a slight increase in corona cases in the intensive care units. The rate will probably increase in the coming weeks as the number of infections continues to rise, Marx predicted. He is particularly concerned about the comparatively early increase in inpatient corona treatments.
RKI reports new corona numbers for Germany and calls for more PCR tests
According to the RKI, laboratory tests are also important for children and vaccinated people with mild symptoms in order to prevent the pathogen from spreading more widely in Germany. The health authority pointed this out in its weekly report on Thursday evening.
The number of such PCR tests * in doctors’ offices has fallen sharply in recent weeks. However, the proportion of positive results is already increasing again. (AFP / dpa / frs) * Merkur.de is an offer from IPPEN.MEDIA
