The RKI provides information on the current number of corona cases. The nationwide incidence will drop on Monday. The RKI warns against a hasty assessment of the situation.
Frankfurt – The nationwide seven-day incidence has fallen for the second day in a row. However, the meaningfulness of the data is currently limited. The Robert Koch Institute (RKI) gave the value of new corona infections per 100,000 inhabitants and week on Monday morning (February 14, 2022) at 1459.8. On Sunday, the corona value had fallen for the first time since the end of December and was 1466.5. A week ago, the nationwide incidence was 1426.0 (previous month: 470.6).
It is difficult to judge whether this really means a turnaround in the infection process in Germany. 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. In addition, it could 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.
The health authorities in Germany reported 76,465 new corona infections to the RKI within one day. This is evident from numbers that reflect the status of the RKI dashboard at 5 a.m. A week ago there were 95,267 infections. The RKI has counted 12,421,126 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.
Corona in Germany: development of the number of cases in a weekly overview
| Day | new infections | Deaths | incidence |
|---|---|
| Monday (02/14/2022) | 76,465 | 42 | 1459.8 |
| Sunday (02/13/2022) | 125.160 | 58 | 1466.5 |
| Saturday (02/12/2022) | 209,789 | 198 | 1474.3 |
| Friday (02/11/2022) | 240.172 | 226 | 1472.2 |
| Thursday (02/10/2022) | 247,862 | 238 | 1465.4 |
| Wednesday (02/09/2022) | 234,250 | 272 | 1450.8 |
| Tuesday (08.02.2022) | 169,571 | 177 | 1441.0 |
| Monday (07.02.2022) | 95,267 | 49 | 1426.0 |
| Source: Robert Koch Institute / RKI |
Corona case numbers in Germany RKI reports 42 deaths
According to the new information, 42 deaths were recorded across Germany within 24 hours. A week ago there were 49 deaths. The number of people who died from or involved a proven infection with Sars-CoV-2 rose to 119,977. The RKI gave the number of recovered people on Monday as 8,838,800.
Despite the high number of corona cases, politicians kept talking about easing before the federal-state summit on Wednesday (February 16, 2022): Finance Minister Christian Lindner (FDP), Chancellor Olaf Scholz (SPD) and Economics Minister Robert Habeck ( green).
The number of corona-infected patients who came to clinics per 100,000 inhabitants within seven days was 6.46 according to the RKI 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. (jey/dpa)
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