The seven-day incidence of new corona infections has reached another high. According to the RKI, it was 1441 nationwide. After all, the hospitalization rate is falling slightly.
The Robert Koch Institute (RKI) has reported an increase in the nationwide seven-day incidence and thus a new record. The RKI gave the value of new infections per 100,000 inhabitants and week on Tuesday morning as 1441.0. For comparison: the previous day the value was 1426.0, a week ago it was 1206.2 (previous month: 335.9). The health authorities in Germany reported 169,571 new corona infections to the RKI within one day. This emerges from figures that reflect the status of the RKI dashboard at 5:24 a.m. A week ago there were 162,613 infections.
However, the figures are only of limited significance. Experts assume a high number of cases that are not recorded in the RKI data. Test capacities and health authorities are at the limit in many places, contacts are only traced to a limited extent. In addition, the planned prioritization of PCR tests is likely to increase the number of people who no longer have their infection confirmed by a PCR test – which is therefore not included in the official statistics.
According to the new information, 177 deaths were recorded across Germany within 24 hours. A week ago there were 188 deaths. The RKI has counted 11,287,428 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 go undetected.
Hospitalization rate is falling slightly
The number of corona-infected patients who came to clinics per 100,000 inhabitants within seven days was 5.41 according to the RKI on Monday (Sunday: 5.63). These may also include people with a positive corona test who have another main illness. The RKI gave the number of recovered people on Tuesday as 8,257,400. The number of people who died from or involved a proven infection with Sars-CoV-2 rose to 118,943
Source: Stern
