Corona: Germany exceeds critical limit value - RKI reports the second most infections ever

The coronavirus numbers in Germany are skyrocketing.

Where do people actually get infected?

An analysis by the Robert Koch Institute is surprising.

• In Germany, the corona virus * is apparently spreading unchecked.

• More and more regions are exceeding the critical seven-day incidence mark *.

• Federal Minister of Health Jens Spahn (CDU) rejects the criticism of special rights during the corona pandemic.

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Update from October 21, 4:24 p.m

.: How well is

coping

with the increasing number of infections?

According to the

(RKI),

nine cities and districts are

currently not in a position to fully provide the prescribed protection against infection.

The bottlenecks include, for example, the identification of cases and the tracking of contact persons, said spokeswoman Susanne Glasmacher on Wednesday.

The authority cannot say which regions are exactly affected.

Inquiries in the individual federal states are necessary for this.

Bottlenecks are known, for example, from the

.

Health City Councilor Falko Liecke reported, among other things, that infected people could no longer be informed of a

on the same day, for example

.

There is also a lack of staff, he said in an interview with the “Berliner Zeitung” (Wednesday edition).

13 other cities and districts currently fear that they will no longer be able to take the prescribed infection protection measures to contain the pandemic within the next few days.

Corona in Germany: North Rhine-Westphalia introduces mandatory masking in class

Update from October 21, 3:48 p.m.:

Pupils from the 5th grade in

to

wear a

again

at their seat

after the autumn

.

The

announced in an email to all schools on Wednesday

that the regulation should apply until the Christmas holidays

.

Corona in Germany: Spahn does not currently see a nationwide lockdown

According to Federal Health

, the current

no longer lead to a large-scale standstill in

as in spring.

“

I don't see

a second

, as it is always meant,” said

on Wednesday in response to a question from a user of the social media app

.

In the past, top politicians, including Chancellor Helge Braun, asked questions from users there.

Spahn

said that we now know that there are

currently no outbreaks

in

,

and other areas if the so-called

- distance, hygiene, everyday mask - is observed.

These areas would not have to be closed again.

In

,

one can currently see

that if there are a particularly high number of infections in the region, everything will be shut down significantly "again for two or three weeks" in order to get it under control.

The

is dynamic and nobody knows what will be in three months.

But as of today he

doesn't

see a situation like in

and

.

Corona in Germany: More deaths after the outbreak in the retirement home in Laichingen

After the

in a

in

in the Alb-Donau district,

.

A total of 41 residents and 22 employees have tested positive for the

since last week, and

six residents have died as a result of the infection, as a spokeswoman for the facility announced on Wednesday.

Three out of four living areas are affected.

The

since last week

.

However, an exception applies to

of

in

, the spokeswoman said.

“All residents are

after

in their rooms.” In order

to guarantee

care despite

from other homes and temporary employment agencies

have been brought to

the

.

It is currently assumed that the

into the home in several ways: Several people who have been

in recent weeks

admitted in retrospect that they had

.

Corona in Germany: Söder announces drastic corona rules for hotspots

Update from October 21, 1:58 p.m

.: The tourist

to the North Sea island of Sylt does not stop despite the corona pandemic.

A photo that a vacationer shared on Facebook caused a lot of discussion *.

Update from October 21, 1:29 p.m

.: According to the RKI, Bavaria has exceeded the warning value of 50 - currently the 7-day incidence is 55.0.

Prime Minister Markus Söder (CSU) comments on the infection process in the Bavarian State Parliament *.

Corona in Germany: Small town in North Rhine-Westphalia reports a record incidence value of over 300

Update from October 21, 1:14 p.m

.: There is a new Corona hotspot in North Rhine-Westphalia.

In one city, the 7-day incidence

jumped

.

Germany exceeds critical corona limit value

Update from October 21, 12:18 p.m

.:

According to the

(RKI), the

in Germany rose

to a national average of

on Wednesday

(data status: October 21, 12 a.m.) .

The day before, this value was 48.6.

Corona in Germany: 879 Covid 19 patients are in the intensive care unit

Update from October 21, 10:28 a.m

.: 879 Covid-19 patients (plus 28 on the previous day) have to be treated in the intensive care unit according to the RKI's management report (as of October 20) and 411 of them (plus 22 on the previous day) have to be ventilated.

More than 8,800 intensive care beds are therefore still available.

The

is currently well below 1 percent.

This is also evident from the current RKI management report.

Accordingly, the proportion of deceased in all laboratory-confirmed Sars-CoV-2 infections since calendar week 34 (August 17th to 23rd) is well below 1 percent.

For comparison: In calendar week 16 (April 13th to 19th) the proportion of people who died was at a high of 7 percent.

Looking at the entire corona pandemic since spring in Germany, the RKI specifies the case mortality on Tuesday at 2.6 percent.

The RKI information only relates to

- the

.

Since there is an unreported number of new infections, the number of dead in relation to all infected -

mortality - is likely to be

lower.

Corona in Germany: RKI reports 7595 new corona cases

Update from October 21,

6:12 a.m.: According to the

(RKI),

(Tuesday morning: 6,868) and 39 deaths (Tuesday morning: 47) have been reported

in the past 24 hours

.

There are currently 68,787 corona cases in Germany.

"

" writes the RKI in its management report (as of October 20).

In five federal states, the 7-day incidence is well above the national average of 48.6: Berlin (84.9), Bremen (76.3), Saarland (66.9), Hesse (64.5), North Rhine-Westphalia Westphalia (62.2).

For Bavaria, the RKI gives a value of 50.9.

Corona outbreak in Germany "diffuse"

In

its current situation report

, the

describes the outbreak

as diffuse “with increased accumulations in connection with private celebrations in family and friends”.

In some heavily affected circles, there is a concrete larger outbreak than an increase in the incidence.

But, according to the RKI, there are also smaller

in old people's and nursing homes, hospitals, facilities for asylum seekers and refugees, community facilities, day care centers and schools, various professional settings and religious events.

"Overall, the information on the infectious environment of outbreaks should be interpreted with caution," said the RKI in the current management report.

Only

could be assigned to an outbreak.

When and where the infection took place can no longer be traced.

The RKI cites “rail traffic” as an example.

This is an environment where outbreaks are difficult to detect.

With the high workload, the health authorities would no longer have the capacity to collect and transmit detailed information on outbreaks.

• According to the RKI,

  7595 new corona cases

  were reported on Wednesday morning, so that 380,762 people in Germany have been proven to be infected with the corona virus.

• The

  number of deaths

  related to the Sars-CoV-2 virus has increased by 39 to

  9,875

  .

• There

  are currently around

  68,787 corona cases active in Germany

  .

Corona in Germany: Doctors make positive prognosis - as long as a number is not exceeded

Update from October 20, 9:38 p.m.:

According to

, the

in Germany are currently well positioned.

As the director of the Institute for Medical Virology at the University Hospital Frankfurt in the NDR podcast "Coronavirus Update"

stated, solid

for this to stay that way.

A recently published study also confirms this approach, according to which

makes up

in the fight against the spread of the

.

"As long as the health authorities are not overloaded, an increase like in neighboring countries should be prevented," said Ciesek, referring to the latest developments in other European countries.

Only

of unreported cases

, which

would result in

the number of newly infected people.

Corona in Germany: Stuttgart introduces a curfew - alcohol ban extended

Update from October 20, 6:58 p.m.:

has

introduced

a

due to the increasing number of

.

This prohibits the operation of restaurants between 11 p.m. and 6 a.m., as the city announced on Tuesday.

Furthermore, the

be further

, the serving of

is

in the entire city area

.

The regulations will come into force on Thursday and will initially last until November 8th.

Update from October 20, 5:11 p.m

.: Celebrating parties and violating state corona rules is not possible in the opinion of Chancellor Helge Braun (CDU).

“This is not a trivial offense, but behavior that is harmful to society.

It is a serious violation of public spirit in our country, ”he told

magazine

.

Germany has come through the Corona crisis comparatively well so far.

"The only thing we can do to ruin our success is our urge to spend free time." 

Court overturns the ban on accommodation for Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania

Update from October 20, 4:11 p.m

.: In

, the previously applicable accommodation restrictions for

judicially overturned.

Two hotels had sued against the required negative corona tests.

The higher administrative court in Greifswald granted the urgent requests on Tuesday.

The state government was

why holiday guests from risk areas should be treated differently than schoolchildren, students or commuters, the court said.

Corona in Germany: Berlin expands the mask requirement

Update from October 20, 3:44 p.m

.: Berlin is expanding the mask requirement.

In future, it will apply to weekly markets, certain shopping streets and queues.

Especially if a minimum distance of 1.5 meters cannot be maintained.

"We have adopted a rule from Bavaria," said Governing Mayor Müller at the press conference in Berlin.

The recommendation to wear a mask in public spaces.

Corona crisis in Germany: Lauterbach explains shock forecast

Update from October 20, 2:54 p.m

.: Health

(SPD) is considered the reminder in the Corona crisis.

Now Lauterbach presents a forecast that should shock: 50,000 dead by Christmas.

But: This number is based on a "

," Karl Lauterbach emphasized in

video.

The number has been calculated and would only apply if all of the Chancellor's appeals or the new Corona rules did not work at all.

The health expert assumes an unchanged R-value * of 1.3 for "that which will not happen because we do not allow it".

Then Lauterbach describes

a scenario

in the

video.

This "

" shows that

, according to Lauterbach.

For a month the number of newly infected people would rise unchecked, and the mortality rate of one percent for every infected person.

From the second month, the health system would collapse.

In the absence of intensive care beds, the mortality rate according to Lauterbach's calculation would rise to 2.5 percent.

In two months, around Christmas, Lauterbach expects 500,000 new infections per day.

"Then there will be more than 50,000 deaths by Christmas," says Karl Lauterbach.

Corona in Germany: Highest corona warning level in Baden-Württemberg

Update from October 20, 2:18 p.m

.: In

, the highest

applies

Since Monday, masks must be worn in the pedestrian zone and in public buildings as well as in school lessons from the fifth grade.

Private meetings are limited to ten people or two households.

There is an upper limit of 100 people for events and funerals.

The 7-day incidence is currently 47.5.

17 districts exceeded the critical mark of 50 new infections per 100,000 inhabitants in the past seven days, said Prime Minister Winfried Kretschmann at a press conference on Tuesday.

Heilbronn even recorded more than 100 new infections per 100,000 inhabitants.

"We are on a cautious course" - Corona situation in Hamburg is worsening

Update from October 20, 12:51 p.m

.:

preparing for a further increase in the 7-day incidence.

According to RKI data (as of October 20, midnight), the value is 40.2.

"We are on a cautious course," said Hamburg's Mayor Peter Tschentscher at a press conference on Tuesday about the corona situation in the city.

The increase in corona cases in Hamburg is not only due to the increased corona tests, said Health Senator Melanie Leonhard (SPD).

The positive tests are currently at

, explains Leonhard.

"In the summer the positive test rate was 0.2 percent," said the health senator.

The age group of 20 to 40 year olds currently accounted for the largest part of new infections.

Corona in Germany: Spahn open to debates about corona measures

Update from October 20, 11:36 a.m

.: Federal Health

 (CDU) showed up on

- “Morgenmagazin” on Tuesday, open to debates about corona measures.

The minister stressed that he was

.

These are important because it is about the "greatest restrictions on freedom" in the history of the Federal Republic as well as major "unreasonable demands on the individual".

Spahn also defended his special powers in the corona pandemic and his plans to extend them.

The existence of special powers in pandemic cases arises “

” and “are not unauthorized”, but rather have “

”, according to Spahn.

The epidemic situation of national scope had been determined by the Bundestag and discussed there several times.

German politics has done a lot right in the corona pandemic.

Precisely before winter, the alarm signals are increasing.

The Merkel-Söder method is reaching its limit - and that is dangerous, comments Münchner Merkur editor-in-chief Georg Anastasiadis.

Federal Health Minister Spahn (CDU) has defended his special powers in #ZDFmoma in # Corona issues.

It is "no arbitrariness or coincidence that there are corresponding possibilities", but rather "principles decided by the Bundestag", said Spahn.

(https://t.co/NKvvexWWN1) pic.twitter.com/YBvKlSWX3O

- ZDF Morgenmagazin (@morgenmagazin) October 20, 2020

RKI reports 65,031 active corona cases in Germany

Update from October 20, 9:30 a.m

.: According to the Robert Koch Institute (RKI), the health authorities in Germany have

(Monday morning: 4,325) and

(Monday morning: 12) in the past 24 hours .

There are currently

.

However, the current values ​​are only partially comparable with those from the spring, since significantly more tests are now being carried out and thus more infections are being discovered.

Complete Ruhr area now corona risk area

The entire

has been a

area

since Tuesday morning

.

According to the Robert Koch Institute (RKI), the

also

jumped over the important Corona figure of 50 with 52.7.

From

is marked in red.

The city regions of Aachen, Solingen, Gelsenkirchen and Herne are even marked in dark red - they are above the value of 100 new infections per 100,000 inhabitants in seven days.

The city of Cologne is still just below 100 with a value of 97.8. However, the so-called seven-day incidence in the cathedral city increased sharply by 22.4 points from Monday to Tuesday.

In Germany, 129 regions exceed the 7-day incidence of 50. According to the RKI data status (October 20, midnight), that corresponds to an increase of 21 regions compared to the previous day.

The federal and state governments have agreed the threshold of 50 new infections per 100,000 inhabitants in the past seven days.

The district of Berchtesgadener Land (Bavaria) is currently hardest hit with a 7-day incidence of 252.1.

According to RKI data, Berlin-Neukölln follows with 193.1-

Corona in Germany: RKI reports 65,031 active corona cases

• According to the RKI, at

  least

  373,167 people in Germany

  have been shown to be

  infected

  with the

  Sars-CoV-2

  virus.

• 9,836 people

  died from coronavirus infection.

• The RKI estimates that around 298,300 people infected with corona have survived the disease.

• There are currently 65,031 active corona cases in Germany.

In the German intensive care units, 851 Covid-19 patients (an increase of 82 compared to the previous day) currently have to be treated, the RKI announced in its management report (as of October 19), of which 389 (an increase of 35 in comparison) the day before) invasively ventilated.

Corona: Germany's last million city now also a risk area - Lauterbach with bitter fears

Update from October 19, 2020, 9:09 p.m.:

After Chancellor

recent appeal

to contain the

, the President of the German Medical Association,

, warned against unsettling the population.

He does not want to spread the all-clear or excessive serenity.

"But I think you ca

people

" said the medical president on Monday on

.

This could lead to a kind of

.

Parts of the population could begin to

no longer take

the

seriously.

“I can't really understand the situation at the moment.

We had to expect increasing numbers of infections.

This is a natural course of the pandemic, ”said Klaus Reinhardt, President of the German Medical Association, on Deutschlandfunk.

@BAEKaktuell

- Deutschlandfunk (@DLF) October 19, 2020

Merkel

had urged citizens in her weekly video message broadcast on Saturday to help fight the

.

Among other things, she asked

to refrain

from

and

that were "not really necessary".

Every day counts now.

The board of the Society for Virology also issued a statement warning against a loss of control.

"So I can't really understand the situation at the moment, if I'm honest," said

.

"I believe that this notion that you can get rid of this virus completely is a mistake." You have to learn to deal with an increase in the number of infections and to live.

In

around

in the

, but around

.

In view of these circumstances,

,

and avoidance of too large gatherings are appropriate.

stressed that he currently “definitely does not consider further measures that would further restrict people's freedom of movement”

.

Update from October 19, 2020, 5:50 p.m.:

The corona infection numbers are also increasing in North Rhine-Westphalia.

It is one of the hardest hit federal states in Germany.

There are now 30 regions classified as risk areas.

Berlin is also attracting attention with its high number of corona infections.

Corona in Germany: Doctors warn - "We should be vigilant, but not panic"

Update October 19, 2020 15:59:

Doctors warn given the current

and the situation in German

before

.

"We should be vigilant, but not panic," said

, chief physician of infectious diseases at the

, during an online press conference by intensive care

physicians

on Monday.

With a few regional exceptions, the situation in German hospitals is generally comparatively quiet.

Despite new

of new infections in recent days, the federal states could currently have

.

In addition to the

however, appropriate

must also be

taken into account in order to also care for patients with non-corona diseases.

Nobody should "fall off the back", explained the chief doctor.

also emphasized

that society had to continue to be taken along, as he was already

a certain

in many

.

Uwe Janssens

, President of the German Interdisciplinary Association for Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine, emphasized the importance of an

.

He and his colleagues are confident: “I don't know a single one who says it will be a catastrophe.” At the moment we are looking

into the future

with

.

"But we will certainly manage it," emphasized

.

Coronavirus: South Africa puts Germany on the list of high-risk countries

In view of the rapidly increasing number of

in

,

also put the Federal Republic on the

on Monday

.

In a statement, the government in

that business travelers, investors or experts could apply for exceptions to entry as well as Germans with real estate in the country.

South Africa

had the

only opened earlier this month after about six months of ineligibility for travel from abroad.

However, tourists from countries that are considered to be

are

still excluded

.

The list announced by the government on Monday includes

,

, the

,

, the

and

.

Update from October 19, 2020, 2:01 p.m.:

That the corona pandemic is currently intensifying again enormously is already apparent with a look at the supermarkets.

As the number of infections increases, the hamster purchases * start again.

Politics and business are now appealing to the common sense of consumers.

Update from October 19, 2020, 1:37 p.m.:

In view of the continued sharp rise in the number of corona cases, the health authorities are

their limits.

Outdated working methods and too many social contacts in the population cause considerable problems in tracking the infection process *.

Corona: Germany's last million city is now also a risk area

Update from October 19, 2020, 1:20 p.m

.: As the fourth and last

,

has now

exceeded an incidence value of 50.

According to the health authority, the value of new infections per 100,000 inhabitants within the past seven days rose again slightly and was now 50.6.

Now the Hanseatic city is also officially a 

.

The other three German cities with over a million

exceeded the limit earlier and are now partly above it.

The same applies to other large cities.

Concrete further measures were not initially announced in Hamburg.

It was only on Friday that the Senate tightened the requirements in view of the increasing numbers.

Among other things, there is valid in restaurants from 23 clock a

.

outside of your own home are limited to

, and in your own home to a maximum of 15. High school students and vocational schools must now also wear a mask in class.

Coronavirus in Germany: First district plans practical "lockdown"

Update from October 19, 2020, 12:47 p.m.:

Due to the extremely increased number of new infections with the

in the Bavarian

, Prime Minister Markus Söder now wants to

impose

a kind of

.

There will be a package of measures "that corresponds to a lockdown," said Söder.

Health Minister Melanie Huml (CSU) should work out the details together with the district and the government of Upper Bavaria.

Söder's corona strategy is not only found in supporters.

Friedrich Pürner, epidemiologist and head of a Bavarian health department, speaks plain language - and above all criticizes the mask requirement in schools.

Christian Drosten and Karl Lauterbach recently proposed short-term lockdowns modeled on Great Britain *.

Corona in Germany: First district cracks incidence of over 250 - Lauterbach expects further lockdowns

First report from October 19, 2020, 10:23 a.m.:

Berlin - The new coronavirus Sars-CoV-2 * is spreading rapidly again worldwide.

In Germany, too, the number of new infections has already exceeded the highs from spring.

More and more districts are becoming hotspots, the so-called Corona traffic lights * jump to red, which leads to tightening of the measures.

Corona in Germany - more and more hotspots in Germany

In the meantime,

an increased seven-day incidence *, which means that the upper limit of 50 new infections per 100,000 inhabitants within seven days has been exceeded.

(As of October 18, 2020) Of these, 17 districts have more than 100 cases per 100,000 inhabitants and 76 districts have a value of more than 50. On Monday it should be more again.

# Corona hotspots in 🇩🇪.

Almost all of the 100 or so urban and rural districts that had more than 50 cases per 100,000 inhabitants in 7 days are located southwest of a line between Bremen and the Erzgebirgskreis.

The one exception that exists is Berlin. @ Welt pic.twitter.com/XGxXnuhOur

- Olaf Gersemann (@OlafGersemann) October 19, 2020

Corona in Germany: First district with 7-day incidence over 200

In the

, the

exceeded significantly.

According to the RKI, the 7-day incidence there on Monday was

.

It is the first county to exceed the 200 mark.

In the Bavarian Free State, corresponding stricter corona regulations * apply.

Prime Minister

calls for a

for regions with

.

If there are more than

per 100,000 inhabitants within seven days, a mask requirement should apply in schools, in heavily frequented public places and also at the workplace, if minimum distances could not be observed, said the Bavarian Prime Minister on Monday in front of a switch on the CSU board in Nuremberg .

Corona in Germany: RKI reports again a questionable value of new infections

The current status of cases reported by the health authorities in Germany also shows a rising trend in new infections.

According to the Robert Koch Institute on Monday morning,

within 24 hours.

The value is comparatively low, but that is mainly because not all health authorities transmit data on the weekend.

Based on the 2,467 reported infections on Monday last week, the current value is significantly higher.

The number of

reached 7,830

on Saturday

.

According to the RKI, at least

in Germany have been proven to have been infected with the Sars-CoV-2 virus

since the beginning of the Corona crisis

(as of

am).

The number of deaths in connection with a corona infection was therefore 9789. That was

than the previous day.

According to estimates by the RKI, there are around

.

Corona in Germany: R value still above critical mark

The number of

, was

in Germany according to the RKI situation report on Sunday

(previous day: 1.40).

This means that ten infected people infect an average of 14 to 15 more people.

The R-value depicts the infection rate about one and a half weeks beforehand.

In addition, the RKI gives a so-called

in its management report

.

The value relates to a longer period and is therefore less subject to daily fluctuations.

According to RKI estimates, this value is now

(previous day: 1.37).

It shows the infection process from eight to 16 days ago.

Coronavirus: Karl Lauterbach expects local shutdowns soon

In view of the rapidly increasing coronavirus infections, SPD health expert Karl Lauterbach, who warned weeks ago of a second wave, is increasingly concerned.

In the fight against the corona virus, the politician counts on people's behavior - less on containment measures.

“It will depend on how the population behaves.

That is more important than individual measures.

Many editions are difficult to check anyway, ”said the doctor to the newspapers of the Funke media group.

If the corona virus continues to spread so quickly, Lauterbach expects

.

“It's very simple.

The R value is around 1.3.

If we don't get it down, the daily number of cases will rise so quickly within a very short time that the

. "

Angela Merkel also warned the population with a dramatic message at the weekend - but had to take criticism for her words.

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