DNumber of answers in a day Robert Koch Institute (RKI) The spread of new corona infections has reached a new high. RKI said that the number of cases reported by health authorities this Wednesday morning was 52,826.
Just a week ago, there were 39,676 infections. The next day, last Thursday, the number of 50,196 people set a record high since the beginning of this year. Pandemic Reached.
The national incidence rate is 319.5
RKI gave a 7-day incidence rate of 319.5-also a high point. For comparison: the value of the previous day was 312.4, one week ago it was 232.1, and one month ago it was 66.1).
According to new information, Germany recorded 294 deaths within 24 hours. The number of deaths due to or confirmed infection with the Sars-CoV-2 virus rose to 98,274. There were 236 deaths a week ago.
Since the beginning of the pandemic, RKI has detected 5,129,950 detected Sars-CoV-2 infections. The actual total may be much higher because many infections are not recognized. RKI stated that the number of people who have recovered is 4,540,900.
On Tuesday, RKI gave the number of corona patients admitted per 100,000 residents per 100,000 residents-the most important parameter for possible tightening of corona restrictions-on Tuesday it was 4.86 (Monday: 4.65). For this indicator, it must be taken into account that sometimes the number of admissions is delayed.
Due to the large regional differences, there is no nationwide threshold for the incidence of hospitalization, from when the situation can be viewed critically. The previous high was around 15.5 around Christmas.
