A man waits at the corona test station in Duisburg.
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The 7-day incidence hit a record high of 312.4-the ninth consecutive day a new high. The number of new infections has increased by 47% from a week ago.
DThe 7-day incidence of new crown infections nationwide has risen sharply again. As the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) announced on Tuesday morning, citing data from the health authorities, the value rose to 312.4, setting a new high for the ninth consecutive day. The incidence rate was 303.0 the day before.
The 7-day incidence rate gives New infection Every 100,000 residents in 7 days. Last Monday, the value exceeded the threshold of 200, which is the highest level since the pandemic began. Since then, new highs have been set every day.
According to the latest information from RKI, 32,048 new coronavirus infections and 265 Covid-19-related deaths were recorded within 24 hours. Since the beginning of the pandemic, the total number of registered infections in Germany has risen to 5,077,124, and the total number of recorded deaths related to corona infection has reached 97,980.
