The seven-day incidence has fallen slightly, and the death toll is now well below the previous day’s figure.
Berlin – The nationwide seven-day incidence has fallen slightly again. The Robert Koch Institute (RKI) gave the value of new infections per 100,000 inhabitants and week this morning as 439.2.
For comparison: the previous day the value was 442.7, a week ago it was 446.7 (previous month: 169.9). The health authorities in Germany reported 42,055 new corona infections to the RKI within one day. This is evident from the numbers that reflect the status of the RKI dashboard at 3:47 a.m. Exactly one week ago there were 44,401 infections.
When evaluating the infection rate, it should be borne in mind that experts are currently assuming a noticeable underreporting. Health authorities and clinics can no longer keep up with reporting cases, at least in individual regions. The RKI is also finding it difficult to assess the situation. The slowed rise in the seven-day incidence could “on the one hand be a first indication of a slightly weakening dynamic in the transmission process due to the significantly intensified measures to reduce contact,” said the RKI weekly report on Thursday evening. However, the development could “regionally also be due to the increasingly overloaded capacities in the public health service and the exhausted laboratory capacities”.
According to the new information, 94 deaths were recorded across Germany within 24 hours. A week ago there were 104 deaths. The RKI has counted 6,158,125 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.
The number of corona patients admitted to clinics per 100,000 inhabitants within seven days was given by the RKI on Friday as 5.52 (Thursday: 5.47). The value is not reported on the weekend. It plays an essential role in assessing what is happening in the infection. If limit values 3, 6 and 9 are exceeded in the federal states, stricter measures to combat the pandemic can be imposed there.
The RKI stated the number of those who had recovered on Sunday at 5,082,500. The number of people who died with or with a proven infection with Sars-CoV-2 rose to 103,040. dpa
