DThe national 7-day incidence rate is based on Robert Koch Institute (RKI) It was 51.6 on Saturday morning, so it surpassed 50 for the first time since May. The day before, the number of new crown infections per 100,000 residents reported in 7 days was 48.8, compared with 32.7 a week ago. This number is important for assessing the infection situation, and finally reached a value above 50 on May 25 (58.4), and the lowest value in summer appeared in early July (4.9 on July 3 and 6).
According to RKI, the fourth wave Coronavirus pandemic here we go. According to the Institute’s weekly report on Thursday, young people are particularly affected by the infection. Experts recently explained that despite the vaccination, the incidence of coronavirus will still be an important value in assessing the occupancy of intensive care beds in the coming fall and winter. According to the analysis provided, if the vaccination rate does not increase significantly, there will be 200 new infections per 100,000 residents within a week, “the burden on the intensive care unit is quite large”, and there were more than 3,000 intensive care patients last week.
For the last time, German health authorities reported 8092 cases of new crown infection to RKI in one day. This is evident from the numbers on Saturday morning, which reflect the state of the RKI dashboard at 4:05 in the morning. A week ago, the number of infections in Germany was 5,644.
Consider hospitalization
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 17 deaths within 24 hours. Eleven people died a week ago. Since the beginning of the pandemic, RKI has detected 3,861,147 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 3,696,300. The number of deaths due to or confirmed infection with Sars-CoV-2 rose to 91,973.
“Practice needs clarity”
Statutory health insurance doctors require the federal government to provide accurate booster vaccination guidelines in the coming months. “Of course, enhanced vaccination can be done in practice,” said Andreas Gassen, head of the National Association of Statutory Health Insurance Physicians (KBV), according to a preliminary report by the Rhein Post.However, the practice and their team need to be clear about the time and the object Vaccination going to need.
It should not be forgotten that the flu season will restart in autumn. Gasson said the possible combination of the two vaccines makes sense. Medical Chairman Klaus Reinhardt told the Rhein Post that he believes that booster vaccination is only meaningful for people with certain pre-existing diseases, weak immune systems, and very elderly people. .
Fully recognized by Pfizer/Biontech in the U.S.
The US FDA plans to fully approve the Pfizer/Biontech vaccine from Monday. As the “New York Times” reported, it is currently only necessary to complete and finalize the “paperwork” and negotiate with the company. The newspaper relied on a statement from a person familiar with the planning, who did not want to be named. None of the three vaccines approved in the United States have been fully approved by the FDA.
