The increase in seven-day incidence in Germany, which has been ongoing for a good two weeks, continues.
The Robert Koch Institute (RKI) reported the number of new Corona infections per 100,000 inhabitants per week at 149.4 on Sunday morning.
For comparison: the previous day, the value was 145.1, a week ago 106.3. The health authorities in Germany reported 16,887 new infections to the RKI within one day. A week ago, the figure was 13,732 infections.
Across Germany, 33 deaths were recorded within 24 hours, according to the new data. However, there had been 23 deaths a week ago.
The RKI counted 4,597,550 confirmed infections with Sars-CoV-2 since the start of the pandemic, but the actual total is likely to be significantly higher, as many infections go undetected.
The number of Corona patients admitted to hospitals per 100,000 population within seven days – the most important parameter for a possible tightening of Corona restrictions – was given by the RKI on Friday as 3.50 (Thursday: 3.31, Wednesday: 3.07).
The RKI gave the number of people who recovered as 4,275,500. The number of people who died from or with the involvement of confirmed infection with Sars-CoV-2 rose to 95,729.
will Germany Impose Another Lockdown?
This rise comes after the 16 German states’ leaders discussed how to continue upon ending the emergency state on November 25.
This means the restrictions will expire automatically unless a parliament’s vote will impose them.
Germany’s Health Minister, Jens Spahn, said that it should be possible to remove the emergency state while still keeping some rules.
The rules include wearing masks, proof of vaccination or recovery, or a negative test result.
“We can obviously deal with higher incidences, higher numbers of infections better, much better without overburdening the health system,”
That’s because so many people took the vaccine, Spahn told Deutschlandfunk radio.
“This path from a state of emergency to a state of special caution to a state of normality,” he added.
However, he warned that parts of Germany with low vaccine rates are already having pressure in hospitals.
Nearly 66% of German residents took full vaccination, compared to 63.3% across the EU.
