The corona cases in Germany suddenly skyrocket. According to the data from the Robert Koch Institute (RKI), the numbers have doubled. The news ticker.
- The RKI reports a rapid increase in the number of new corona infections * within 24 hours.
- The incidence is over 40 as of Wednesday (August 18, 2021).
- This news ticker on the corona pandemic in Germany is updated regularly.
Berlin – The corona pandemic in Germany is picking up speed again. At least according to the data from the Robert Koch Institute * (RKI) from Wednesday morning: In the past 24 hours, the number of new corona infections has doubled: 8,324 corona cases were recorded – and thus over 4,400 more than the previous day (3,912) . A week ago, 3,328 fewer positive cases had been reported. Over 8,000 corona cases within 24 hours were last recorded on May 21. In addition, another 22 deaths have been reported.
| New corona infections on August 18, 2021 (Wednesday) | New corona infections the day before (August 17, 2021) | New corona infections one week ago (August 11, 2021) |
| 8,324 | 3,912 | 4,996 |
Corona incidence in Germany over 40
The 7-day incidence is currently 40.8 (previous day: 37.4). In four federal states the value is above the 50 limit: Hamburg (74.5), Berlin (69.2) and North Rhine-Westphalia (64.6), Schleswig-Holstein (50.5).
Only one district – the urban district of Weimar (0.0) – is “Corona-free”. Of the 412 urban and rural districts shown on the RKI’s Covid-19 dashboard, four regions have already broken the 100 mark. Flensburg (116.5) is still at the top, followed by Berlin Neukölln (111.5), Wuppertal (108.7) and Bonn (104.6).
Current corona case numbers in Germany (as of August 18, 2021)
- Since the beginning of the pandemic, 3,835,375 people in Germany have been shown to have been infected with Sars-CoV-2 *.
- 91,921 people have died with or from Corona so far.
- The RKI stated the number of those who had recovered at 3,687,600.
- There are currently around 55,900 active corona cases in Germany.
Because of the Delta variant: Virologist Christian Drosten appeals to people over 45 years of age
According to the Berlin virologist Christian Drosten, unvaccinated adults face a difficult autumn and winter. “Everyone, especially everyone over the age of 45, is urgently advised to take a very serious look at whether they really do not want to be vaccinated,” said the Charité researcher.
Some people’s plan to be indirectly protected by supposed herd immunity with a vaccination rate of around two thirds of the population no longer works because of the highly contagious Delta variant *.
“Those who do not get vaccinated will become infected, and maybe this winter.” It should be borne in mind that the risk of infection for unvaccinated people will also increase this autumn and winter because, due to the high vaccination rate, more new infections are allowed every day than in the previous winter. In addition, vaccinated people could very likely pass the virus on some time after vaccination without becoming ill themselves.
Drosten: “It’s about protecting yourself”
No one could hope to be spared by the pandemic running out of its own accord, explained Drosten. Because of the delta variant, vaccination is not a primary question of community protection. It is now more about protecting yourself. Drosten was convinced that many hesitant people will soon be vaccinated after all, also because they experienced what Covid-19 could mean for unvaccinated people in their immediate surroundings. (ml / dpa) * Merkur.de is an offer from IPPEN.MEDIA
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