DThe 7-day incidence of coronavirus infection has increased for the third consecutive day. There are 5.5 new infections for every 100,000 residents in 7 days. Comparison: 5.2 one day ago and 5.1 two days ago.German health authorities believe Robert Koch Institute (RKI) reported 949 new coronavirus infections in one day.This is the number from Friday morning This reflects the status of the RKI dashboard starting at 4:15 AM.For comparison: a week ago, the value was 649 infections.
The highest 7-day incidence in the third wave occurred on April 26, 2021, at 169.3. After that, except for some outliers, it initially declined steadily. However, at the beginning of July, it fluctuated around a value of 5. So the Friday of the previous week was 5.0.
According to new information, Germany recorded 49 deaths within 24 hours. 69 people died a week ago. Since the beginning of the pandemic, RKI has counted 3,734,468 detected Sars-CoV-2 infections. Since many infections have not been detected, the actual total may be much higher.
7-day R value also increased
RKI stated that the number of people who have recovered is approximately 3,633,300. The number of people who died or was confirmed to be infected with Sars-CoV-2 rose to 91,190.
The one responsible for the propagation speed coronavirus The decisive number of copies has recently increased significantly, and according to the latest data of RKI, is above the threshold of 1. The so-called 7-day R value given by RKI on Thursday is 1.09 (the day before: 1.01). This means that theoretically 100 infected people will infect 109 people. The R value represents the occurrence of infection 8 to 16 days ago.
Dreyer relaxes further
Despite the further spread of the Delta virus variant, the Prime Minister of Rhineland-Palatinate stepped in Maru Dreyer (SPD) to further relax the corona limit. The Rhein Post’s Dreyer said: “If there is no risk of the health system collapsing, we also have an obligation to lift restrictions on citizens.”
“In Rhineland-Palatinate, we are analyzing developments in neighboring Belgium and Luxembourg, where the number of infections is rising again. “But we can’t shut down Germany,” said Dreyer. The Social Democratic Party politician Campaigning for vaccination against Covid-19. “The best protection for the fourth wave is that everyone can be vaccinated. “In Rhineland-Palatinate, all opening steps are accompanied by protective measures.
North Rhine-Westphalia is returning to an almost normal life
Due to the particularly contagious delta variant, the possibility of further relaxation of applicable corona measures has been controversially discussed. The same is true in the most populous state of North Rhine-Westphalia: There, the leader of the Social Democratic Party Norbert Walter-Bolljans criticized the Prime Minister of North Rhine-Westphalia and the candidate of Prime Minister of the CDU, Amin Rashet Treat the relaxation of measures against the new crown epidemic as an election campaign. “What Armin Laschet is doing now is not based on reason, but out of the fair weather policy of the federal election,” said the chairman of the Social Democratic Party of the Rhein Post. He said that in order to further relax, the vaccination rate must be higher. “If the state government pretends to be normal now, it is almost sending a signal to people who are hesitant not to take vaccination seriously,” he said.
Starting Friday, North Rhine-Westphalia will implement new corona protection regulationsGiven the small number of infected people, the plan envisages widespread normalization in many areas of life. The minor version again allows discotheques, open-air markets and folk festivals. There are also contact restrictions, masks and follow-up obligations in many areas-but not everywhere.
The vaccination rate of masks should be 85%
Intensive care physicians have similar arguments. They called for compliance with mask requirements until 85% of adults were vaccinated. “As long as the adult vaccination rate has not reached 85%, we should avoid further relaxation and stick to the requirement of wearing masks,” said Gernot Marx, the president of the German Interdisciplinary Association of Critical Care and Emergency Medicine. Network Germany. Otherwise, there is a “fourth wave” risk in the fall.
Intensive care doctors are referring to concerns about the more contagious variant of the delta coronavirus, which now also predominates in Germany. Marx said: “We can only declare the pandemic end when the vaccination rate is 85% among people over 18 years of age.” Until then, you must continue to perform a lot of tests, follow the chain of infection and comply with relevant regulations. Hygiene rules. This includes “wearing a surgical mask at least in all indoor rooms”, including in schools.
In Germany, more than 40% of the population is now fully vaccinated against the coronavirus. Nearly 58% of people received at least one injection.
