DThe country’s 7-day morbidity rate rose again, reaching a peak for the fifth consecutive day.That Robert Koch Institute (RKI) stated that the number of new crown infections per 100,000 residents and weekly on Friday morning was 263.7. Since Monday, the daily incidence reported by RKI has been recorded. On Thursday the value was 249.1. A week ago, the value was 169.9 (previous month: 65.8).
German health authorities reported 48,640 cases of new crown infection to RKI in one day.This can be seen from the figures RKI dashboard bracket It was the second highest value since the pandemic began at 3:40 in the morning. The number of new infections reached a record 50,196 the day before. Just a week ago, the value was 37,120 infections.
The number of patients with corona is increasing
According to new information, 191 deaths were recorded across Germany in 24 hours. 154 people died a week ago. Since the beginning of the pandemic, RKI has detected 4,942,890 cases of Sars-CoV-2 infection. Since many infections have not been detected, the actual total may be much higher.
On Thursday, 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 Thursday at 4.65 (Wednesday: 4.61). For this indicator, it must be taken into account that sometimes the reporting of admissions is delayed. Because of the large regional differences, there is no national threshold for when the hospitalization rate can be viewed critically. The previous high was around 15.5 around Christmas.
RKI stated that the number of people who have recovered is 4,450,200. The number of people who died or was confirmed to be infected with Sars-CoV-2 rose to 97,389.
