Berlin (dpa) - Nationwide, over 177,600 infections with the corona virus had been registered by Friday evening (previous day at 7:45 p.m .: more than 177,180 infections).
At least 8197 people infected with the Sars-CoV-2 pathogen have reportedly died nationwide so far (previous day at 7.45 p.m .: over 8173). This is the result of an evaluation by the German Press Agency, which takes into account the latest figures from the federal states.
According to the Robert Koch Institute (RKI), the number of reproductions, or R-value for short, was 0.85 on Friday (data as of May 22, midnight). This means that each infected person infects a little less than another person on average. The R value shows the infection process approximately one and a half weeks beforehand.
In the meantime, the RKI has also given a so-called 7-day R. It refers to a longer period and is therefore less subject to daily fluctuations. According to RKI estimates, this value was 0.91. It shows the infection process 8 to 16 days ago.
According to further estimates by the RKI, around 159,000 people in Germany survived the infection. As in other countries, experts also expect a high number of unreported cases in Germany.
According to the statistics of the federal states, Bavaria has particularly high numbers of registered infections with more than 46,300 cases and at least 2,372 deaths, North Rhine-Westphalia with more than 36,900 cases and at least 1,546 deaths and Baden-Württemberg with more than 34,300 confirmed cases and at least 1,692 deaths. The time when a new daily status is reported varies from state to state as well as from day to day.
Based on 100,000 inhabitants, Bavaria has the most infections with a value of 354.2. The national average was 213.7. However, the number of tests carried out per 100,000 inhabitants varies in the federal states.
Table: Infection numbers by federal states
RKI figures
Daily RKI site reports with further figures
RKI dashboard with number of recovered people