The RKI reports the current figures on the corona situation in Germany every day. The development of data on new infections, deaths and incidence.
Berlin/Frankfurt – In the recent past, the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) has reported maximum values for the nationwide seven-day incidence in the corona crisis almost every day. The data for today’s Tuesday (01/18/2022) are now available.
Corona case numbers in Germany: overview of new infections, deaths, incidence
| Day | new infections | Deaths | incidence |
|---|---|
| Tuesday (01/18/2022) | 74,405 | 193 | 553.2 |
| Monday (01/17/2022) | 34.145 | 30 | 528.2 |
| Sunday (01/16/2022) | 52,504 | 47 | 515.7 |
| Saturday (01/15/2022) | 78.022 | 235 | 497.1 |
| Friday (01/14/2022) | 92,223 | 286 | 470.6 |
| Thursday (01/13/2022) | 81,417 | 316 | 427.7 |
| Wednesday (01/12/2022) | 80,430 | 384 | 407.5 |
| Tuesday (01/11/2022) | 45,690 | 322 | 387.9 |
| Monday (01/10/2022) | 25,255 | 52 | 375.7 |
| Source: Robert Koch Institute |
Information on the number of cases
The case numbers of the RKI may differ from those of the individual federal states. One reason for this is the longer transmission paths between the RKI and the responsible health authorities. The RKI’s Covid-19 dashboard can also be adjusted during the day.
The incidence value for new corona infections in Germany reached a new high again on Tuesday. The Robert Koch Institute (RKI) gave the seven-day incidence on January 18, 2022 as 553.2. The day before the value was 528.2, a week ago it was 387.9. It was the fifth day in a row with a new record value.
The incidence quantifies the number of new infections per 100,000 inhabitants over a period of seven days.
The health authorities also reported 74,405 new infections within 24 hours on Monday. A week ago it was 45,690. As the RKI further announced, 193 new deaths related to the corona virus were counted on Tuesday.
According to the latest information from the institute, the health authorities have recorded a total of 8,074,527 cases of infection since the beginning of the pandemic. The total number of registered corona deaths in Germany rose to 115,842. The institute put the number of people in Germany who had recovered from an illness caused by the coronavirus at around 7,050,100.
Corona case numbers in Germany: hospitalization incidence at 3.17
In November, the federal and state governments had defined the so-called hospitalization incidence as the decisive benchmark for tightening the corona measures. This value indicates how many people per 100,000 inhabitants are in the hospital within seven days because of a corona infection. According to the latest RKI report on Monday, the hospitalization incidence nationwide was 3.17. (skr/afp)
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