The RKI has so far registered more than 14 million infections with the corona virus, but the number of unreported cases could be much higher. Meanwhile, the incidence is falling again. The news ticker.
- The nationwide seven-day incidence is falling again.
- The RKI now reports more than 14 million registered infections.
- Police respond to “unvaccinated” stars at Corona protests (see update from February 24, 1 p.m.)
- This news ticker on the Corona * pandemic is continuously updated.
Update from February 24, 1 p.m .: The police now intervene in many places when participants in corona protests wear the so-called Jewish star with the inscription “Unvaccinated”. This is the result of a survey by the media service Integration in the federal states, the results of which were published in Berlin on Thursday. In addition, when this symbol is shown in almost all federal states, there is at least an initial suspicion of downplaying the Holocaust, the media service found during its research.
In Baden-Württemberg, there are already four penal orders from local courts to publicly wear the “unvaccinated” star and to spread the phrase “vaccination sets you free”. The National Socialists once affixed the cynical slogan “Arbeit macht frei” to the gates of several concentration camps. According to the information, more than a dozen investigations are already underway nationwide because opponents of the corona measures have used symbols on the Internet or at rallies that come from the time of the persecution of Jews by the National Socialists.
Five procedures are currently pending in Brandenburg alone, and three in Hamburg. According to the information, three investigations into “unvaccinated” stars were initiated in Saxony between June and December 2021. Court judgments have already been issued in some cases.
Update from February 24, 2022, 12.40 p.m .: The corona vaccinations in Germany continue to make progress, especially with booster vaccinations. A total of 148,000 vaccinations were carried out on Wednesday, 104,000 of them as “boosters”, according to data from the Federal Ministry of Health on Thursday. At least 62.6 million people or 75.3 percent of all residents now have basic protection with the second syringe that is usually necessary for this. At least 47.1 million vaccinates, or 56.6 percent of the population, received an additional booster shot.
Corona: Omicron subtype continues to spread – Stiko chairman with worrying fear
Berlin – The corona situation in Germany has been easing noticeably for a few days, with the Robert Koch Institute reporting a falling seven-day incidence more and more often. But the RKI still reports more than 200,000 new infections every day. A total of more than 14 million infections have now been registered in Germany, but the number of unreported cases is likely to be many times higher.
Corona: More than 14 million infections registered in Germany
As the Robert Koch Institute reported on Thursday morning, the health authorities in Germany reported a total of 14,188,269 infections as part of the corona pandemic. The actual number of infections is likely to be significantly higher, as many go undetected. Because some people became infected several times, it is not possible to determine from this number how many people were proven to already have the virus.
Also on Thursday, the RKI reports a nationwide falling seven-day incidence. The RKI gave the value of new infections* per 100,000 inhabitants and week as 1265.0. For comparison: the day before the value was 1306.8. A week ago, the nationwide incidence was 1385.1 (previous month: 840.3). The health authorities in Germany reported 216,322 new corona infections to the RKI within one day. A week ago there were 235,626 infections.
Corona: RKI assumes that the number of unreported cases is high
Experts assume a high number of cases that are not recorded in the RKI data. One reason is the limited capacity of health authorities, for example, and contacts are often only tracked to a limited extent. In addition, according to the ALM laboratory association, there is now a larger number of people whose infection is no longer confirmed by a PCR test – these infections are therefore not included in the official statistics.
According to the new information, 243 deaths were recorded across Germany within 24 hours. A week ago there were 261 deaths. The number of corona-infected patients who came to clinics per 100,000 inhabitants within seven days was 6.34 (Tuesday 6.21) according to the RKI. Among them are many people with a positive corona test who have another main illness.
Stiko boss Mertens: omicron subtype BA.2 “could be worrying”
The corona mutation omicron is responsible for the high corona numbers. In most cases, however, the mutant should not cause more severe courses. For some time now, however, the BA.2 subtype has given many experts headaches. The omicron subtype BA.2 of the coronavirus could also “become worrying”, according to the chairman of the Standing Committee on Vaccination (Stiko). “We don’t know yet if and how much,” Thomas Mertens told the Schwäbische Zeitung . According to data from laboratories and infection monitoring, however, BA.2 is transmitted more easily. In addition, experiments with infected animals indicated that antibodies against the sub-variant BA.1, which is mainly widespread in this country, “neutralize the sub-type BA.2 less well”.
There is still no clear clinical data on the question of whether subtype BA.2 causes people to become more ill than BA.1, said Mertens. “In the worst case” it could be “that BA.2 leads to a renewed increase, an extension of the current wave of infections and more diseases again”.
