With a value of 1466.5, the seven-day incidence has fallen for the first time in a long time. However, it is unclear whether a plateau of the omicron wave is indicated.
Berlin – For the first time since the end of December, the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) has reported a lower nationwide seven-day incidence than the previous day – although the meaningfulness of the data is currently limited.
The RKI gave the value of new infections per 100,000 inhabitants and week on Sunday morning as 1466.5. The day before, the value was still 1474.3. It is difficult to judge whether this indicates a plateau for the omicron wave and whether the rapid increase in infections in Germany has been slowed down. It could also be that the decline in incidence does not reflect the actual occurrence of infection, but is the result of an overloaded reporting and testing system.
Among other things, it could also play a role that some people do not have their positive self-test or rapid test clarified with a PCR test. They will then not appear in the statistics. A week ago, the nationwide incidence was 1400.8 (previous month: 427.7). The health authorities in Germany reported 125,160 new corona infections to the RKI within one day. A week ago there were 133,173 infections.
A total of 12,344,661 infections detected
According to the new information, 58 deaths were recorded across Germany within 24 hours. A week ago there were 41 deaths. The RKI has counted 12,344,661 infections with Sars-CoV-2 since the beginning of the pandemic. The actual total number is likely to be significantly higher, as many infections go undetected.
The number of corona-infected patients who came to clinics per 100,000 inhabitants within seven days was 6.46 on Friday (Thursday: 6.23). These may also include people with a positive corona test who have another main illness. No data on hospital admissions will be published at the weekend. The RKI gave the number of recovered people on Sunday as 8,737,000. The number of people who died from or involved a proven infection with Sars-CoV-2 rose to 119,935. dpa
