One record chases the next: for the third day in a row, the incidence in Germany is higher than ever before. To this end, around 40,000 new infections were reported to the RKI.
Berlin – The health authorities in Germany have reported more new corona infections to the Robert Koch Institute than ever since the beginning of the pandemic.
They transmitted 39,676 new cases within one day, according to RKI figures from Wednesday morning. The previous high was reported on Friday at 37,120 (previous week’s value: 20,398). According to the RKI dashboard, the seven-day incidence at 3:50 a.m. is 232.1. It has thus reached a peak for the third day in a row. Already on Monday (201.1) and Tuesday (213.7) there were records for the daily incidences reported by the RKI.
A week ago the value was 146.6 (previous month: 66.1). According to the new information, 236 deaths were recorded across Germany within 24 hours. A week ago there were 194 deaths. The RKI has counted 4,844,054 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 detected.
Clinic value increases slightly
The number of corona patients admitted to clinics per 100,000 inhabitants within seven days – the most important parameter for a possible tightening of the corona restrictions – was given by the RKI on Tuesday at 4.31 (Monday: 3.93). With the indicator it must be taken into account that hospital admissions are sometimes reported with delay.
A nationwide threshold value from when the situation can be viewed critically is not provided for the incidence of hospitalization, among other things because of large regional differences. The previous high was around 15.5 around Christmas time.
The RKI stated the number of those who had recovered at 4,415,900. The number of people who died with or with a proven infection with Sars-CoV-2 rose to 96,963. dpa
