How is the fourth corona wave developing in Germany? If the increase in new infections decreases. The incidence fell slightly on Tuesday. Otherwise it looks less rosy.
Berlin – Within 24 hours, 6,726 new corona infections and 59 further deaths were reported to the Robert Koch Institute (RKI). This comes out Tuesday morning from the data on the Covid-19 dashboard. A week ago, 976 fewer positive corona tests were reported.
The 7-day incidence * is 83.8 – the previous day the value was 84.3 (previous week: 74.8). A week ago the value was 5750 infections.
Corona in Germany: The current RKI case numbers (as of September 7, 2021)
| 4,017,116 people in Germany have been shown to have been infected with Sars-CoV-2 since the beginning of the corona pandemic. |
| 92,413 people in Germany have died of or with Corona so far. |
| The RKI states the number of those who have recovered at 3,783,800. |
| There are currently around 140,900 active corona cases |
New Corona code – the hospitalization incidence
The RKI gives the hospitalization incidence in its current management report from Monday at 1.64. The last value from Friday: 1.83. The hospitalization incidence is the number of corona patients admitted to clinics per 100,000 inhabitants within seven days. Since an average of about ten days elapse between an infection and hospitalization, this value reflects the infection situation with a noticeable delay. According to RKI information, the calculation is based on the reporting date to the local health department. The previous high was around 15.5 around Christmas time.
The number of patients in the regional clinics is to become a new parameter for assessing the situation in the corona pandemic. This Tuesday, the Bundestag wants to pass some new regulations shortly before the election. The free corona tests * are also to be abolished. (ml) * Merkur.de is an offer from IPPEN.MEDIA
