The RKI records a new high in the number of new corona infections. And the seven-day incidence exceeds the thousand mark for the first time.
Berlin – The nationwide seven-day incidence reported by the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) exceeded the 1000 threshold for the first time exactly two years after the first confirmed corona case in Germany. The RKI gave the value of new infections per 100,000 people and week on Thursday morning as 1017.4.
For comparison: the day before the value was 940.6. A week ago, the nationwide incidence was 638.8 (previous month: 222.7). The number of new corona infections also reached a record value and at the same time exceeded the threshold of 200,000: the health authorities in Germany reported 203,136 new corona infections to the RKI within one day. This emerges from figures that reflect the status of the RKI dashboard at 4:59 a.m.
On January 19, the number had exceeded 100,000 for the first time. A week ago there were 133,536 new infections recorded. Experts assume that there will be a high and increasing number of cases that are not recorded in the RKI data, partly because testing capacities and health authorities are at their limits in many places.
Corona case numbers in Germany: new infections, deaths and incidence
| Day | new infections | Deaths | incidence |
|---|---|
| Thursday (01/27/2022) | 203.136 | 188 | 1017.4 |
| Wednesday (01/26/2022) | 164,000 | 166 | 940.6 |
| Tuesday (01/25/2022) | 126,955 | 214 | 894.3 |
| Monday (01/24/2022) | 63,393 | 28 | 840.3 |
| Sunday (01/23/2022) | 85,440 | 74 | 806.8 |
| Saturday (01/22/2022) | 135,462 | 179 | 772.7 |
| Friday (01/21/2022) | 140.160 | 170 | 706.3 |
| Thursday (01/20/2022) | 133,536 | 234 | 638.8 |
| Source: Robert Koch Institute/RKI |
The case numbers of the RKI may differ from those of the individual federal states. One reason for this is the longer transmission paths between the RKI and the responsible health authorities. The RKI’s Covid-19 dashboard can also be adjusted during the day.
Corona case numbers in Germany: RKI reports 188 deaths
As the RKI further announced, 188 new deaths related to the corona virus were counted on Thursday.
According to the latest information from the institute, the health authorities have recorded a total of 9,238,931 cases of infection since the beginning of the pandemic. The total number of registered corona deaths in Germany is now 117,314. The RKI puts the number of people in Germany who have recovered from an illness caused by the coronavirus at around 7,443,300.
The number of corona patients admitted to clinics per 100,000 people within seven days was 4.26 (Tuesday 4.07; Monday 3.87) according to the RKI. (red/dpa/afp)
Rubriklistenbild: © David Talukdar / Imago Images
