Corona incidence is falling again, but the state is sharpening it again – RKI boss with gloomy scenario

The seven-day incidence is falling again, but the Robert Koch Institute reports hundreds of deaths. RKI boss fears another corona wave triggered by Omikron. All information in the news ticker.

Update from December 17th, 12 noon: In Baden-Württemberg, stricter corona rules are to apply from the coming week. The regulation will be sharpened, said a spokesman for the Ministry of Social Affairs on Friday. Details, including stricter contact restrictions, especially for the unvaccinated, but also for people with vaccination protection or a recently recovered corona disease are planned and should be published by Friday evening.

With the stricter requirements, the state is implementing a resolution of the federal-state conference, as the ministry spokesman said. The new regulations will come into force next Monday (December 20th). The next Corona regulation is eagerly awaited, especially with a view to the upcoming Christmas celebrations in the families. Currently, a household can only meet one additional person. Excluded from the number are those who have recovered and have been vaccinated, children and adolescents up to and including 17 years of age and people who cannot be vaccinated for medical reasons or for whom there is no general vaccination recommendation.

Corona incidence falls again: Are the measures now being relaxed? RKI boss with a gloomy scenario

Update from December 17th, 11.30 a.m.: The corona pandemic has been determining the lives of millions of people, in Germany and around the world, for almost two years. RKI boss Lothar Wieler is an important expert in the pandemic. In regular press conferences together with Federal Health Minister Jens Spahn and now with Federal Health Minister Karl Lauterbach, Wieler provides information about the infection situation in Germany. While the RKI had recently warned about the fourth wave, Wieler is now expressing his concerns about a fifth wave.

As the RKI boss explains to Spiegel , it is likely that the fifth corona wave could be triggered by the new Omikron corona variant. The AHA rules, compliance with the measures and vaccination make it possible to keep the fifth wave in check. “However, I am concerned that the measures will be relaxed again because of the decline in numbers,” Wieler told Spiegel .

Corona incidence is falling again – but RKI reports hundreds of deaths

Original message from December 17, 2021 : Berlin – The corona virus continues to spread in Germany, but current figures continue to give hope. Again the Robert Koch Institute reports a decrease in the Corona * values, and the seven-day incidence is also falling again. Nevertheless, the RKI reports hundreds of deaths again.

Corona incidence is falling again – but RKI reports hundreds of deaths

As is clear from the current figures from Friday, December 17, 2021, the seven-day incidence is falling again. The RKI gave the value of new infections per 100,000 inhabitants and week at 331.8. For comparison: the previous day the value was 340.1. A week ago the nationwide incidence was 413.7 (previous month: 319.5). The number of new infections also drops again compared to the previous week. The health authorities in Germany reported 50,968 new cases to the RKI within one day. Exactly one week ago there were 61,288 infections.

According to the new information, 437 deaths were recorded across Germany within 24 hours. A week ago, the reported number was at a similar level, with the RKI recording 484 deaths exactly seven days ago. The number of corona patients admitted to clinics per 100,000 inhabitants within seven days was given by the RKI on Thursday at 5.17 (Wednesday 5.27). * Merkur.de is an offer from IPPEN.MEDIA.

Omikron is also spreading in Germany. 38 employees of a company in North Rhine-Westphalia are suspected of being infected with the Omikron variant.