The new corona infections in Germany are still much too high.
The Robert Koch Institute (RKI) reports a new high in the number of deaths.
All information in our news ticker.
The
Robert Koch Institute
(RKI) reports a new record of deaths related to the coronavirus.
In Germany, the number of
corona infections is
still very high.
Some cities and counties have imposed curfews.
This news ticker is updated regularly.
Berlin - The Robert Koch Institute * (RKI) recorded
17,270 new corona infections
within 24 hours
.
487 people
died in connection with the coronavirus
- a new record since the pandemic began.
The previous high was reached on Friday with 426 deaths.
After the steep increase in corona cases, experts had also expected an increase in deaths.
Corona in Germany: RKI reports almost 500 deaths
So far,
17,123 people have died
with or from a virus infection
,
reports
the RKI.
Since the beginning of the pandemic,
1,084,743 detected infections with Sars-CoV-2
(data status: December 2, 0 a.m.) have been registered.
It is estimated that around 779,500 people have now recovered.
There are currently around
288,120 active corona cases
in Germany
.
Corona in Germany: R value at 0.89
According to the RKI management report on Tuesday, the
so-called
7-day R-value
* is
0.89
(previous day: 0.91).
This means that 100 infected people infect 89 more people.
The value reflects the occurrence of the infection 8 to 16 days ago.
If the 7-day value is below 1 for a long time, the infection rate subsides.
Corona hotspots in Germany
The current
corona situation in Germany
remains dynamic.
The district of
Hildburghausen
and the city of
Passau
had already torn the 500 mark in incidence.
On Wednesday, the two
mega hotspots
fell well below this value again, according to RKI data.
No regions in Germany are currently marked pink on the RKI dashboard.
The 7-day incidence across Germany is 137 cases per 100,000 inhabitants (PE).
In the federal states of Bavaria (171), Berlin (180), Hesse (153), North Rhine-Westphalia (143), Saxony (257) and Thuringia (143) it is higher.
City of Passau
: 479.1 (previous day: 549.2) cases per 100,000 inhabitants
Hildburghausen district
: 458.9 (previous day: 519.0)
District of Bautzen
: 382.6 (previous day: 413.7)
Erzgebirgskreis
: 411.4 (previous day: 400.1)
Regen district
: 382.4 (previous day: 377.2)
District of Passau
: 331.2 (previous day: 344.7)
District of Görlitz
: 317.3 (previous day: 328.8)
District of Saxon Switzerland-Eastern Ore
Mountains: 440.2 (previous day: 377.2)
City of Nuremberg
: 365.0 (previous day: 306.7)
District of Zwickau
: 331.1 (previous day: 344.1)
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