The nationwide seven-day incidence of new corona infections is rising slightly again, according to the Robert Koch Institute (RKI). Another cause for concern is the spread of the particularly contagious Delta variant.
The health authorities in Germany reported 985 new corona infections to the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) within one day. This is evident from the figures from Wednesday morning, which reflect the status of the RKI dashboard at 4:11 a.m. For comparison: a week ago the value was 808 infections.
RKI: Nationwide seven-day incidence increases again to 5.1
The RKI gave the seven-day incidence nationwide as 5.1. At the weekend, the value fell below five for the first time in a long time. On Sunday and Monday it was again at five, on Tuesday again at 4.9.
According to the new information, 48 deaths were recorded across Germany within 24 hours. A week ago there were 56 dead. The RKI counted 3,732,549 detected infections with Sars-CoV-2 since the beginning of the pandemic. The actual total number is likely to be significantly higher, as many infections are not detected.
The RKI stated the number of those who had recovered at 3,631,500. The number of people who died with or with a proven infection with Sars-CoV-2 rose to 91,110.
The spread of the particularly contagious delta variant of the corona virus continues to give cause for concern. According to the RKI, the proportion of infections with the variant first detected in India doubled again to 37 percent, according to the RKI, according to the most recent figures from the third week of June.
