At 386.5, the seven-day incidence in Germany again reached a high.
Berlin – The nationwide seven-day incidence has again risen to a high. The Robert Koch Institute (RKI) stated the number of new infections per 100,000 inhabitants and week on Monday morning as 386.5.
30,643 new infections
For comparison: the previous day the value was 372.7, a week ago it was 303.0 (previous month: 95.1). The health authorities in Germany reported 30,643 new corona infections to the RKI within one day; exactly one week ago there were 23,607 infections.
According to the new information, 62 deaths were recorded across Germany within 24 hours. A week ago there were 43 deaths. The RKI has counted 5,385,585 detected infections with Sars-CoV-2 since the beginning of the pandemic. The actual total number is likely to be significantly higher, as many infections are not recognized.
Hospitalization rate at 5.34
The number of corona patients admitted to clinics per 100,000 inhabitants within seven days was given by the RKI on Friday at 5.34 (Thursday: 5.30). With the indicator it must be taken into account that hospital admissions are sometimes reported with delay. The previous high was around 15.5 around Christmas time.
The RKI stated the number of those who had recovered at 4,649,300. The number of people who died with or with a proven infection with Sars-CoV-2 rose to 99,124. dpa
