According to the Robert Koch Institute, almost 170,000 people have been infected with Covid-19 in the last 24 hours. However, experts are now assuming that the number of cases is only of limited significance.
Berlin – The Robert Koch Institute (RKI) has reported an increase in the nationwide seven-day incidence and thus a new record.
The RKI gave the value of new infections per 100,000 inhabitants and week on Tuesday morning as 1441.0. For comparison: the day before the value was 1426.0, a week ago it was 1206.2 (previous month: 335.9). The health authorities in Germany reported 169,571 new corona infections to the RKI within one day. This emerges from figures that reflect the status of the RKI dashboard at 5:24 a.m. A week ago there were 162,613 infections.
High number of unreported cases suspected
However, the figures are only of limited significance. Experts assume a high number of cases that are not recorded in the RKI data. Test capacities and health authorities are at the limit in many places, contacts are only traced to a limited extent. In addition, the planned prioritization of PCR tests is likely to increase the number of people who no longer have their infection confirmed by a PCR test – which is therefore not included in the official statistics.
According to the new information, 177 deaths were recorded across Germany within 24 hours. A week ago there were 188 deaths. The RKI has counted 11,287,428 detected 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 5.41 according to the RKI on Monday (Sunday: 5.63). These may also include people with a positive corona test who have another main illness. The RKI gave the number of recovered people on Tuesday as 8,257,400. The number of people who died from or involved a proven infection with Sars-CoV-2 rose to 118,943. dpa
