Corona record in NRW: numbers are increasing massively - small place cracks incidence of 321 and is now a hotspot

The number of corona cases in North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW) is increasing unchecked.

Now there is a new hotspot in the state.

In a small town the incidence value soared to 321.

• In North Rhine-Westphalia

  (NRW), the Corona * infection numbers are increasing massively.

• The entire

  Ruhr area

  is currently already a corona risk area.

  Now there is a new hotspot in NRW.

• This

  News ticker

  is updated regularly.

Update from October 21, 4:23 p.m.:

In

,

must

wear

a

again

at their

in

after the autumn

.

As the Ministry of Education announced on Wednesday, the regulation should

apply

.

The country also announced a special program to improve

.

According to NRW construction minister

50 million euros for

.

Corona in NRW: Mask requirement in schools also in class until Christmas

The expansion of the

- it usually applies to the corridors of schools, among other things - has

proven its worth

after the

, according to the ministry.

At that time the obligation for two weeks was introduced.

This time it is valid much longer, until December

.

The

should provide “additional protection for all those involved” and “ensure more safety and stability in the classroom,” the ministry said in a message to all schools.

NRW introduces compulsory masks in schools, from the 5th grade up to the Christmas holidays.

Regulation applies to the start of school after the autumn vacation, said School Minister #Gebauer in Düsseldorf.

#school #corona

- ZDF State Studio North Rhine-Westphalia (@ZDFnrw) October 21, 2020

As in summer,

will in future always have to wear a mask if they

cannot

keep the

of 1.5 meters.

Even if the lessons require it, they can at least temporarily stop them.

are from the mask duty in the classroom

.

The

recommends that the classrooms be

every 20 minutes

- as well as "cross-ventilate wherever possible" and "ventilate during the entire break".

Corona crisis in NRW: 7-day incidence in Ort near Aachen over 300

First report from October 21:

Aachen - dark red, a new spot is marked on the dashboard of the

(RKI).

It is a small town in

(NRW) - with just under 30,000 inhabitants.

According to the health authorities, the 7-day incidence * is 321 (previous day:

.

The new Corona hotspot is the city of

near Aachen.

"There are only 75 corona cases, but every single case worries me," said Willi Linkens, Lord Mayor of Baesweiler on Tuesday evening on WDR.

Most probably got infected at private parties.

Despite the high corona numbers, there should be no

at the place

, such as in the Berchtesgaden * district (Bavaria).

Will that remain a special case?

Prime Minister Markus Söder (CSU) warns with urgent words * not to take Corona lightly in the Bavarian state parliament on Wednesday.

Since

belongs to the Aachen Kreis urban region, only the health department can impose a lockdown.

According to the authorities, there are currently

in the city

.

As of Wednesday morning, the

jumped

from 299 to

.

The 7-day incidence in the Aachen city region is therefore

(previous day: 113).

According to the RKI, the value is 106.6 (data status: October 21, 12 a.m.).

"There are only 75 corona cases, but every single case worries me"

Willi Linkens, Lord Mayor of Baesweiler

The Lord Mayor of Baesweiler hopes that the corona numbers will drop again by October 31.

As the WDR reports, there are now quarantine controls in the city.

Police officers check whether all people who tested positive for Corona remain in quarantine as prescribed.

Coronavirus in NRW - extreme situation in the most populous federal state

In

(NRW) there are

within 24 hours 

(previous day: 2,150)

and seven deaths according to RKI data (data as of October 21, 12 a.m.) have been recorded.

In 

 (104.5), 

 (101.4), 

 (113.2), 

 (100.1), 

 (137.5), 

 (133.6) and in the 

 (106, 6) the 7-day incidence is over 100. For the whole of North Rhine-Westphalia, the RKI gives a 7-day incidence of 62.2 (data status: October 20, 0:00 am).

In NRW, two thirds of the population (18 million inhabitants) now live in a

, reports the news agency

.

Around 12 million people live in cities or districts that are above the critical threshold of 50 new infections, according to figures from the

(RKI) on Wednesday.

with around

was therefore the only larger city that remained below the figure of 50 with 33 cases per 100,000 inhabitants in the last seven days.

The most populous federal state of North Rhine-Westphalia has almost 18 million inhabitants. 

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