DFor more than two weeks, the seven-day incidence of coronavirus has been rising.according to Robert Koch Institute (RKI) As of Friday morning, it is now 13.2 nationwide. The previous day’s value was 12.2, and the latest low on July 6 was 4.9.
Therefore, German health authorities reported 2,089 cases of new crown infection to RKI in one day. A week ago, the number of people infected in Germany was 1,456.
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.
34 new deaths
According to new information, Germany recorded 34 deaths within 24 hours. Eighteen people died a week ago. The number of deaths due to or confirmed infection with the Sars-CoV-2 virus rose to 91,492.
Since the beginning of the pandemic, RKI has counted 3,752,592 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 3,643,300.
Students need more tests
In view of the increasing incidence and spread of highly infectious Delta variants, Klaus Reinhardt, president of the German Medical Association, called for more protective measures for school children at the beginning of the new school year. He told the newspaper that the daily test before class should be the goal. Fink Media GroupIn this way, infection dynamics can be reduced and course changes can be avoided. Reinhardt recommends the so-called lollipop test, which is easy to perform. These should be fully available to all students.
Vaccination needs to be faster
In order to better control the fourth wave with delta variants, intensive care doctors called for increased vaccination rates, “The most important thing is to get as many vaccines as possible. This is the most effective remedy for us to deal with the pandemic. This is the weakening of the first The only method for four waves,” said Gernot Marx, President of the German Interdisciplinary Association for Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine (DIVI) of the Funke Media Group. In order to deal with the triangle wave, an 85% vaccination rate is required. Marx was worried because about 10 million people in Germany were not fully vaccinated, and 32 million people were not vaccinated at all.
Currently, more than 60% of people in Germany have received at least one dose of the vaccine. Less than 50% of people are considered fully vaccinated.
