The number of corona cases continues to rise in Germany.
A city in North Rhine-Westphalia now exceeds a seven-day incidence value of 100.
New corona infections are also increasing in Germany.
In Hamm, the seven-day incidence value rose to 112.2.
Merkel, however, expressed concern about the situation in Germany.
Update from September 28, 2020, 3:26 p.m.:
After the
corona situation
in
Hamm
seems to worsen, the number of new infections in
Bielefeld
continues to rise.
As a result of a family celebration, around
1,700 people
are now
in
quarantine there
.
Among them are 1,100 students and teachers, as a city spokesman said on Monday.
According to estimates by the State Center Health NRW, there were 130 infected people in Bielefeld on Monday.
According to the RKI, 16.8 people per 100,000 inhabitants have been infected with the virus in the past seven days.
Corona cases in Hamm (NRW): Almost 2,800 people in quarantine
Update from September 28, 2020, 3:17 p.m.:
After a
major wedding in
early September, the North Rhine-Westphalian city of
Hamm is
still
struggling
with the increase in
new corona infections
.
A total of 37 new corona cases were registered from Sunday noon to Monday noon.
229 people are acutely infected.
In the past seven days (Tuesday through Monday), the city recorded 170 new infections.
Based on the previous day's figures, the Robert Koch Institute had reported a
seven-day incidence
of 112.2
on Monday morning
.
According to the city, 17 people were in the hospital, one of them in the intensive care unit.
Almost
2,800 people
were in
quarantine
.
Twelve schools and two daycare centers are affected by the corona outbreak.
"A total of around 170
corona infections
in Hamm are related to the wedding," said a city spokesman.
More than 300 wedding guests from Hamm have already been identified, quarantined and tested.
In total, more than 300
wedding guests from Hamm were
identified.
How many people were there at the celebrations is still not known.
Corona virus in Germany: More than 1200 people in Bielefeld in quarantine after a private party
Update from September 28, 2020, 2.30 p.m
.: The
corona outbreak in Bielefeld
in North Rhine-Westphalia has further effects.
After around 900 people originally had to
go
into
quarantine
due to a private party
, more than 1200 people are now said to be in quarantine, as the city is said to have informed the "Bild" newspaper when asked.
Most of the people are students and teachers.
A total of ten schools are affected by the corona outbreak.
Since Monday morning, these people have had to be
tested
for the
corona
virus
in a test center
.
There is therefore traffic chaos around the test center, as can be seen from the official Twitter account of the
city of Bielefeld
.
It was clearly indicated here
not to drive
to the
test center
.
"The test center is overcrowded and the traffic is already backing up to Herfordstrasse and Eckendorfer Strasse," was informed via Twitter.
Do not drive again - Please do not drive to the Corona test station on the former Kahmann and Ellerbrock site on Feldstrasse today.
The test center is overrun and the traffic is already backing up except for the ... https://t.co/hwDLSGwNs5 pic.twitter.com/0TFuKnIY2V
- City of Bielefeld (@stadtbielefeld) September 28, 2020
Our first report from September 28th: Corona hotspot in Germany: Numbers continue to increase significantly - district exceeds extreme mark
Hamm - The number of new infections with the coronavirus * is increasing rapidly across Europe.
While the situation in France is worsening and the country is sliding more and more into a second corona wave *,
Chancellor Merkel
expressed
worried words about the number of cases in Germany.
Most recently, more than 900 people had to be quarantined in Bielefeld after a private party.
Numerous students and teachers from a total of ten schools are affected.
As the city of Bielefeld announced in an official announcement, the total number of known corona infections associated with the private celebration is 36. Meanwhile, the seven-day incidence in a city in
North Rhine-Westphalia rose to
over 100 .
Coronavirus in Germany: Current figures - City in North Rhine-Westphalia exceeds worrying mark
As the
Robert Koch Institute
(RKI) announced on Monday, the number of people officially infected with the coronavirus * in Germany is 285,332, which corresponds to an increase of 1192 on the previous day.
It was not until Saturday (September 26) that the highest value since April was reached with 2507 new corona infections *.
According
to RKI estimates in Germany, according to the management report on Sunday, the number of
reproductions *, or
R value for
short
, was 1.17 (previous day: 1.08).
The
seven-day R-value
, which relates to a longer period and is less subject to daily fluctuations, corresponded to a value of 1.02 on Sunday (previous day: 1.17).
From Sunday noon to Monday noon, 37 new cases of infection were registered.
Coronavirus: seven-day incidence value in Hamm well over 100
Meanwhile, in the
North Rhine-Westphalian city of Hamm,
the seven-day incidence value has increased enormously.
After a wedding, Hamm had developed into a
corona hotspot
.
After the value had been 99.9 before the weekend, it rose to
112.2
on Monday, according to the Robert Koch Institute
.
The seven-day incidence * shows the
number of new infections
for the last seven days.
A value of 50 is considered a critical mark.
Thomas Hunsteger-Petermann
(CDU), Lord Mayor of Hamm, expressed anger in a video message about the wedding celebration, which got everything rolling just under three weeks ago.
"We will go to recourse here with all legal options that we have," he said on Monday.
Coronavirus in Germany: Merkel warns of more than 19,000 infections a day
Due to the increasing number of corona cases in Germany,
Chancellor Angela Merkel
has also
expressed her
concern
.
According to information from the "Bild" newspaper, Merkel is said to have warned of more than 19,000 infections a day.
According to the newspaper, Merkel said in the CDU presidium: “If the trend continues like this, we will have 19,200 infections a day.
It's like in the other countries. ”Another source confirmed this statement to FOCUS Online.
Local sources of infection
would have to be addressed very clearly, otherwise there would be numbers at Christmas like in
France
, as Merkel also said on Monday, according to information from the German Press Agency, from participants in a video conference of the
CDU presidium
.
On Tuesday, the Chancellor wants to hold a video switching conference with the
Prime Minister to
discuss suitable measures to counter the rising number of infections.
Bavaria's Prime Minister
Markus Söder
recently called for a nationwide "Corona traffic light".
* Merkur.de is part of the nationwide Ippen network (mbr)
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