DWithin a day, the number of new crown infections increased.Health authorities report Robert Koch Institute (RKI) There were 8324 new infections in one day—so 4400 more than the previous day (3912). This is based on data from Wednesday morning, which reflects the state of the RKI dashboard at 4:09 in the morning. A week ago, the number of infected people in Germany was 4,996. Recently, on May 21, this value exceeded 8,000 new infections in 24 hours.
In addition, the 7-day morbidity rate rose further and exceeded the 40 mark. According to the RKI, it was 40.8-37.4 the day before and 25.1 a week ago. To date, this incidence has been the basis for many corona restrictions in the pandemic, for example as part of the Federal Emergency Brake that expires at the end of June. In the future, more consideration will be given to other values such as hospital admission.
According to new information, Germany recorded 22 deaths within 24 hours. 14 people died a week ago. Since the beginning of the pandemic, RKI has counted 3,835,375 detected Sars-CoV-2 infections. Since many infections have not been detected, the actual total may be much higher.
RKI stated that the number of people who have recovered is 3,687,600. The number of deaths due to or confirmed infection with Sars-CoV-2 rose to 91,921.
National classroom teaching in North Rhine-Westphalia
For the approximately 2.5 million students in North Rhine-Westphalia, the course will restart on Wednesday.Despite rising Covid-19 infection Face-to-face teaching will be conducted nationwide. For the 166,000 first-year students, from the day they start school, several rules to prevent the coronavirus will also apply. School staff, parents, and students hope that the 2021/22 school year will return to normal as much as possible.
Masks are required in the building and classrooms. It needs to be tested twice a week. What has changed, however, is that people who are clearly vaccinated and recovered are excluded from testing. There are also new and more flexible isolation rules: if a single student tests positive, the entire class no longer needs to be isolated.
Starting from Wednesday, all middle schools can provide vaccinations for high school seniors and faculty and staff. Now the STIKO committee also recommends immunization for adolescents over 12 years old, and the planned vaccination center will also provide services for this group. You can also make an appointment at school.
