The 7-day incidence in Germany continues to rise. The number of corona cases on Thursday morning is also higher than a week ago.
Berlin – The 7-day incidence * has been rising for over four weeks and is now 19.4. This comes from the data from the Robert Koch Institute * (RKI) on Thursday morning. For comparison: the day before the value was 18.5, on the Thursday a week ago it was 16.0. The RKI gives the number of positive corona tests as 3,539. A week ago there were 397 fewer new infections. 26 deaths have been recorded in the past 24 hours. A week ago there were 21 deaths.
Corona in Germany: R value above critical mark
The R-value * has been hovering at or above 1 for almost a month. This indicates an exponential growth in the number of infections. This is reflected in the incidence of the federal states.
Corona situation in Germany – three federal states above the 30 limit
There are big differences in the 7-day incidence in the federal states. In Hamburg the value is currently highest with 34.5, in Saxony it is currently lowest with 6.0. The range is large. There are three federal states above the 30 mark: Hamburg, Schleswig-Holstein and Berlin.
- Hamburg – 34.5
- Berlin – 32.7
- Schleswig-Holstein – 30.4
Baden-Württemberg apparently wants to move away from the reference value incidence
In dealing with the corona pandemic, Baden-Württemberg (14.8) obviously no longer wants to consider incidence as a decisive guide value in the future, but rather emphasizes the distinction between vaccinated and unvaccinated people. He is of the opinion “that we need a paradigm shift when everyone in the country will have received a vaccination offer by September 15,” said State Health Minister Manfred Lucha (Greens) of the Stuttgarter Zeitung.
Corona in Germany: The current RKI case numbers from August 5, 2021
| Since the beginning of the corona pandemic, 3,780,985 people in Germany have been infected with Sars-CoV-2. |
| 91,730 deaths in connection with Corona were recorded according to the RKI. |
| The RKI gives the number of those who have recovered at 3,661,200 |
| The RKI estimates the 7-day R-value on August 5, 2021 at 1.03. |
“As a guideline for triggering restrictions, the incidence will in our opinion no longer appear in the Corona ordinances from mid-September,” the newspapers quoted Lucha further. For this, unvaccinated people would have to adjust to restrictions – such as the obligation to perform a quick test when visiting restaurants, cultural or sporting events.
Vaccination quota in Germany
In Germany, 53.0 percent of the population is fully vaccinated. A total of 51,524,326 people (62.0 percent) received at least one dose of vaccine. That comes from the data of the vaccination dashboard of the Federal Ministry of Health (status: August 4th). That is still a long way from herd immunity. Federal Minister of Health Jens Spahn (CSU) is also dissatisfied with the vaccination rate. “That’s good, but it’s not enough for a safe autumn and winter,” tweeted Spahn on Wednesday. (ml / afp) * Merkur.de is an offer from IPPEN.MEDIA
