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.
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News ticker
is updated regularly.
Update from October 22, 12:52 p.m
.: The
city of Baesweiler
(NRW) is still THE corona hotspot in NRW.
The 7-day incidence hits the 300 mark for the second day in a row.
In Baesweiler, the number of
active corona cases
has risen
to 92
(previous day: 84), the Aachen city region announced on Thursday.
The
7-day incidence
is therefore unchanged at
321
.
According to the mayor of Baesweiler, Willi Linkens (CDU), family celebrations caused the number of infections to skyrocket.
At a funeral in another city, several people were also infected and then family members at home, the mayor said in the WDR.
The city of 28,000 is part of the Aachen city region.
The total 7-day incidence has grown to 127 (previous day: 117).
Because of the
With a high case incidence of over 100, the city region and city of Aachen will shortly order further measures, according to the city region.
Corona in NRW - RKI reports 2,623 corona infections
Update from October 22nd, 6.56 a.m
.: In
North Rhine-Westphalia
(NRW) there are
2,623 new corona infections
within 24 hours
(Wednesday morning: 2,189) and
ten more deaths
(Wednesday morning: seven) according to the
Robert Koch Institute
(RKI) (data from October 22, 12 midnight).
Corona in NRW: health authorities at the limit
The NRW health authorities are slowly reaching their limits.
As
WDR
reports, contacts from infected people can sometimes no longer be followed up promptly.
“If I've called ten contacts, there are 40 new ones in my field.
And that goes on all day.
At the moment I have the feeling that this system of contact tracing is collapsing, ”an employee of a NRW health department told
WDR
.
However, this is also due to the organization in some authorities.
In the absence of digital equipment, a lot would still be done by fax or files.
According to
WDR
research, there is actually no
uniform system for
tracking contacts in
NRW
.
Local health authorities decide whether and which software is used.
Corona in NRW: Mask requirement in schools also in class until Christmas
Update from October 21, 4:23 p.m.:
In
North Rhine-Westphalia
,
students from the 5th grade
must
wear
a
mask
again
at their
seat
in
class
after the autumn
break
.
As the Ministry of Education announced on Wednesday, the regulation should
apply
until the Christmas holidays
.
The country also announced a special program to improve
ventilation in schools
.
According to NRW construction minister
Ina Scharrenbach, the state will provide
50 million euros for
mobile ventilation systems
.
The expansion of the
mask requirement
- it usually applies to the corridors of schools, among other things - has
proven its worth
after the
summer vacation
, according to the ministry.
At that time the obligation for two weeks was introduced.
This time it is valid much longer, until December
22nd
.
The
mask requirement
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,
teachers
will in future always have to wear a mask if they
cannot
keep the
minimum distance
of 1.5 meters.
Even if the lessons require it, they can at least temporarily stop them.
Primary school students
are
exempt
from the requirement to wear a mask in the classroom
.
The
NRW Ministry of Education also
recommends that the classrooms be
ventilated
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
+
Red to dark red: on the RKI dashboard, the violent infection rate in NRW can be clearly seen - also in the city of Baesweiler.
© Screenshot RKI Dashboard on Wednesday October 21
First report from October 21:
Aachen - dark red, a new spot is marked on the dashboard of the
Robert Koch Institute *
(RKI).
It is a small town in
North Rhine-Westphalia
(NRW) - with just under 30,000 inhabitants.
According to the health authorities, the 7-day incidence * is 321 (previous day:
299)
.
The new Corona hotspot is the city of
Baesweiler
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
lockdown
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
Baesweiler
belongs to the Aachen Kreis urban region, only the health department can impose a lockdown.
According to the authorities, there are currently
84 active corona cases
in the city
.
As of Wednesday morning, the
7-day incidence
jumped
from 299 to
321
.
The 7-day incidence in the Aachen city region is therefore
117
(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
North Rhine-Westphalia
(NRW) there are
2,189 new corona infections
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
Cologne
(104.5),
Wuppertal
(101.4),
Gelsenkirchen
(113.2),
Duisburg
(100.1),
Solingen
(137.5),
Herne
(133.6) and in the
Aachen city region
(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
corona risk area
, reports the news agency
dpa
.
Around 12 million people live in cities or districts that are above the critical threshold of 50 new infections, according to figures from the
Robert Koch Institute
(RKI) on Wednesday.
Münster,
with around
315,300 inhabitants,
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.
The coronavirus numbers in Germany are alarming.
The increase in new corona infections is rapid.
(ml) * Merkur.de is part of the Ippen-Digital network
List of rubric lists: © Screenshot RKI Dashboard on Wednesday October 21st