Corona in Germany: RKI reports over 22,000 new infections - warning of "Christmas death risk"

The number of coronavirus cases in Germany remains strikingly high.

The infection rate is hardly going back.

There is criticism for the relaxation at Christmas.

Further developments in the news ticker.

• The

  corona virus

  * continues to challenge Germany - now the partial lockdown is being extended.

• The

  Corona-case numbers

  stagnate, according to the

  Robert Koch Institute

  (RKI) at a high level.

  A trend reversal does not seem to be in sight.

• You can find

  further developments on the subject of

  Corona in Germany

  here.

  This news ticker is updated regularly. 

Update from November 26th, 5:17 pm

: "The hospitals are running full," said Bavaria's Prime Minister Markus Söder (CSU) on Thursday in Munich.

The first clinics in Bavaria sent emergency signals.

Intensive care units across Germany are filling up with corona patients.

currently have to be treated in an intensive care unit (previous day: 3,781), of which

(previous day: 2,214).

This emerges from the DIVI intensive register.

Update from November 26th, 3:40 p.m

.:

has

spoken a word of power

on the subject of

: In the future,

and other

as

will also be subject to

quarantine requirements.

Bavaria's Prime Minister Markus Söder (CSU) * has been urging for days to stop ski tourism in the coming period - the ski lifts in Bavaria are also not allowed to open for the time being.

Update from November 26th, 3:18 p.m

.: Pink alert!

The Robert Koch Institute (RKI) has

introduced a new color

for a

:

is pink.

Update from November 26th, 9:28 am

: "From a medical and epidemic point of view, it is madness to open

up and relax again

at

,"

warned

in the

.

The World Doctors' President fears that “two to three weeks after Christmas the death rate will rise.

becomes a festival with a risk of death for some people. "

From a psychological point of view, he understands the easing over the holidays.

The

, but it was important to find a balance.

“The virus doesn't know Christmas or Ramadan.

It looks for its victims every day where it finds them, ”says Montgomery.

Christmas becomes a death risk for some people.

World Doctors President Frank Ulrich Montgomery

Montgomery has no sympathy

for the

.

A lot of alcohol is involved on New Year's Eve.

People would celebrate together and hug each other.

“These are wonderful sources of infection.

The virus is happy and cheering, ”said Montgomery.

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World Medical President Frank Ulrich Montgomery (archive photo).

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Update from November 26th, 9.25 a.m

.: Chancellor Angela Merkel makes a government statement in parliament on the Corona measures for December.

Corona in Germany: Protests in the Corona hotspot Hildburghausen

Update from November 26th, 8.10 a.m.:

During the

against the new infection control rules in the

, the police

used

on Wednesday evening

.

Multiple communicative attempts to get the participants to leave the

failed, the

said

on Thursday night.

According to the information, there were no injuries.

The protests ended at around 8.45 p.m.

Contrary to the current Thuringian

and the

of the

district

, around 400 people gathered on the market square.

Videos on Twitter show people walking through the city center and singing "Oh, how nice it is".

The police found

of the applicable regulations.

According to the announcement, minimum distances were not observed, masks were not worn and their own apartment was left without good reason, it said.

A total of

filed.

#Hildburghausen is THE corona hotspot in Germany.

Incidence value: 527. Same place, tonight: Quite a few people singing through the city center without any gaps.

How irresponsible, self-centered and lacking in solidarity can you be?

I want to throw up.

pic.twitter.com/3NLGWENJsq

- Sophia Maier (@_sophiamaier) November 25, 2020

Thuringia's Prime Minister

appealed to the people in

to adhere to the new infection protection rules.

These demonstrators had given the signal that they were

not interested

in the

in their circle.

"You are in the district with the highest infection rate in all of Germany, but you signal that you are more likely to reject the measures to prevent the infections," said Ramelow on Wednesday.

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Corona in Germany: RKI reports more than 22,000 new infections and almost 400 deaths

Update from November 26th, 6.54 a.m.:

The number of reported 

 within one day was

on Thursday 

.

This comes from the data from the Robert Koch Institute (RKI).

A week ago on Thursday, 22,609 cases had been reported.

Since the beginning of the pandemic, the RKI has

a total of

detected infections with the 

 in Germany.

In addition, the RKI reported

within 24 hours.

The maximum value within one day was reached on Wednesday with 410 new

.

Since the pandemic began, a total of

people in

in connection with the virus.

Corona in Germany: Protests against regional lockdown in hotspot Hildburghausen

In

in Thuringia have

against the new infection protection rules in the county

.

According to the police, people gathered on Wednesday on the

the city of Hildburghausen.

The protests took place during the deliberations of the Prime Minister with Chancellor

.

The Hildburghausen district

currently has the

nationwide

, with significantly

in the past seven days

.

A

with exit restrictions and closed schools and kindergartens

has been in effect there since Wednesday

.

Corona in Germany: Federal and state governments agree to extend the measures

Update from November 25, 10:50 p.m.: The

federal and state governments

decided

on

to extend and further restrict

the existing

until December 20.

While

remain open, private

limited to five people and the

in public spaces is intensified.

Special regulations should apply

over the

.

You can find an overview of the resolutions here.

Corona in Germany: R-value continues to decrease - incidence in German hotspot rises over 500

Update November 25, 21:05:

In

were 18,633 on Wednesday morning

with

reported that have been registered in the past 24 hours.

Compared to the previous week, the increase in

every

day seems to

flatten out.

This is also indicated by the

by the

in its

report published

daily in the evening

.

Compared to the previous day, the

from 0.90 to 0.87.

Thus, in the past seven days, one

average of 0.87 other people.

The

, which is more strongly influenced by daily fluctuations, also drops from 0.87 to 0.67.

of Germany remains the

district

in Thuringia.

There the

again significantly and is

now given

by the

at 526.9.

The day before, the

value was 482.6.

Corona in Germany: Corona outbreak in a retirement home in Wilhelmshaven

Update November 25, 16:55:

In a retirement home in

in Lower Saxony is an outbreak of

come.

A total of 49 people tested positive for the

.

Including both residents and

, as reported by the

.

Three

are said to be in

for treatment

.

A resident who also tested positive for

died on Tuesday.

The responsible

had already issued a

on

the retirement home

at the weekend

.

As the number of cases continues to rise,

the threshold of 50 new infections per 100,000 inhabitants

in

exceeded for the first time in the last seven days.

Corona pandemic: study reveals deadly consequences of Covid-19

Update from November 25, 3:55 p.m.:

During the first

due to the

, the number of fatal

increased.

This is suggested by a study by the Allgemeine Ortskrankenkasse (

).

According to this, 740 AOK patients died within 30 days of a cerebral infarction or cerebral haemorrhage in the spring.

An increase of 26

compared to spring 2019.

Corona in Germany: More fatal strokes during the first lockdown

The number of

higher

than in spring 2018

and is therefore not considered a statistical outlier by the AOK.

“The fear of a

could have prevented patients with milder complaints from going to the

,” explains Jürgen Klauber, the managing director of the AOK's scientific institute.

This concern must "be taken away from the patient, because

every minute really counts

in the treatment of

and

".

# Quality monitor: During lockdown there were more deaths in patients with #cerebral infarction or #cerebral hemorrhage.

Jürgen Klauber from #WIdO appeals: If you have symptoms of a heart attack or stroke, you should dial the emergency number directly.

https://t.co/rqOyouEgbk pic.twitter.com/7QL9SY9txt

- AOK Federal Association (@AOK_Politics) November 25, 2020

Overall, according to the study, significantly fewer patients with symptoms of their heart attack or stroke could

treated

in

.

According to the evaluation in spring, the number of

with mild stroke symptoms fell by 35 percent and those with severe symptoms by 15 percent.

Corona pandemic: Ten year old in England dies after corona infection

Update from November 25, 3:15 p.m.:

The

is not only

hitting

hard.

In Bradford, England, a ten-year-old boy dies with

.

The city laments many

.

Corona pandemic in Germany: Frankfurt Zoo wants to protect its great apes from Covid-19

Update November 25, 14:43

: fear for monkeys because Corona - the

wants its approximately

before an

protect.

For this, precautionary safety precautions have now been taken.

Even if no case is known so far, these animals could “probably also get Covid-19.

Still, we have to be very careful, ”said curator Sabrina Linn.

Even a supposedly “harmless” flu virus could kill a young animal.

The

,

and

only have contact with their keepers, who wear so-called FFP2 masks in the ape enclosure.

The city announced that the food for the residents will be delivered through a sluice.

The Frankfurt Zoo is home to

important for the European breeding program

.

"It would not only be dramatic for us personally if they died of a corona infection, but also for the European bonobo population," says Linn. 

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Zoo wants to protect great apes from Corona.

The archive photo shows a female gorilla with twin offspring in the Frankfurt Zoo.

© Winfried Faust / dpa

Update from November 25, 12.49 p.m

.:

should get cheap

.

In total, it should be

, according to a statement made by the German Press Agency.

The Federal Joint Committee of the Health System with representatives from doctors, clinics and health insurance companies has drawn up a requested definition of the groups with risks for serious and fatal courses.

Corona risk groups therefore include

, as well as other people with

,

or

.

FFP2 masks for 27 million people with a high corona risk

The statement should now be the basis for a regulation with which the Federal Ministry of Health wants to regulate the specific implementation.

The goal remains

to begin

with the

, as it was said.

According to a decision by the federal and state governments,

- arithmetically one per winter week - should be available for “a small personal contribution”.

+

Cheap FFP2 masks for corona risk patients in Germany.

© picture alliance / dpa

Corona in Germany: the incidence value in Hildburghausen jumps over 500

Update from November 25, 11:13 a.m

.: The

incidence

in

(Thuringia) cracked the

on Wednesday.

As reported by the

(RKI), the 7-day incidence is currently

.

But the incidence has also skyrocketed in other cities and counties (see list).

According to the RKI, the 7-day incidence across Germany is currently 139.6 (previous day: 142).

Corona hotspots in Germany (data status: November 25th, midnight)

• Hildburghausen district (Thuringia) - 526.9

• District of Saxon Switzerland-Eastern Ore Mountains (Saxony) - 364.4

• Speyer (Rhineland-Palatinate) - 360.0

• Passau (Bavaria) - 352.3

• Berlin Friedrichshain- Kreuzberg - 329.7

• District of the Erzgebirgskreis (Saxony) - 311.1

• District of Günzburg (Bavaria) - 311.0

• District of Bautzen (Saxony) - 300.2

• Freyung-Grafenau district (Bavaria) - 287.1

• Kaufbeuren (Bavaria) - 283.8

• District of Hof (Bavaria) - 283.7

• Offenbach (Hesse) - 279.4

• District of Kronach (Bavaria): 247.2

• District of Cloppenburg (Lower Saxony) 245.5

Corona crisis in Germany: Lauterbach names the main reason why the lockdown does not bring enough

Update from November 25th, 9:29 am

: "It works about half as strong as we expected," said

on Wednesday morning on

- "Morgenmagazin".

lowers the number of corona infections far less than expected, admits the SPD politician.

In his opinion, the reason for this is new sources of infection in schools, for example.

In order to make a common Christmas possible, everyone should “pull themselves together”, recommended the doctor.

Specifically, this means a pre-quarantine before the holidays and "not shopping as much".

“The gift has to be ourselves and not what we bring with us,” said Lauterbach.

Christmas shouldn't be remembered as the festival when they lost loved ones because of the virus, he warned.

On Wednesday afternoon, the federal and state governments will discuss the next steps to combat the pandemic.

Update from November 25, 8:42 a.m.:

The car manufacturer 

 has offered the states of 

, 

and

to

 set up

in its plants in

,

and

.

"With large factory halls and parking areas as well as good connections to the local public transport network, our locations have excellent logistical prerequisites to specifically support and facilitate the

as soon as a 

 available," said Opel boss

on Wednesday.

Corona in Germany: RKI reports maximum number of deaths

Update of 25 November, 6:25:

On the day of

between federal and state governments have the health authorities in

the

in one day

associated with the

reported.

A

reached

on Wednesday

.

The total number of deaths rose to 14,771.

The previous record was reported in mid-April with 315 new deaths within 24 hours.

The number of reported

was

on Wednesday

around 1000 cases more than a week

.

The RKI has counted a total of 961,320 detected infections with the

in Germany

since the beginning of the pandemic

.

Corona in Germany: current case numbers from the RKI (data status: November 25, 12 a.m.)

Corona in Germany: Numbers still at a high level

Update from November 24th, 8:03 p.m.:

There

is also no trend reversal

in the number of

.

According to the RKI situation report on Tuesday evening, the

so-called

was

.

On Monday, the R value was 0.97.

This means that an average of 100 people who are infected with Sars-CoV-2 infect around 90 more people.

The value represents the occurrence of the infection 8 to 16 days ago.

If it is below 1 for a long time, the infection process subsides.

First report from November 24th:

Munich - Germany has been in

for a good three weeks

.

The number of corona cases is still high in the second wave *.

since the second

November

, according to the current Covid-19 situation report from the

(RKI), but the situation remains tense.

The European health authority ECDC doubts the corona measures in Germany.

A current long-term forecast does not bode well.

Stricter measures are needed.

The federal and state governments are apparently in agreement.

At the Corona summit on Wednesday (November 25), a new Corona strategy for Christmas is on the agenda.

Coronavirus in Germany: The most important indicators in the pandemic

The

* is currently

.

The number of new infections in the past seven days per 100,000 inhabitants leveled off at 140 in the past week.

In

(178.0),

(197.8),

(143.6),

(171.4),

(158.9) and

(193.5) the 7-day Incidence above the nationwide total incidence.

According to the RKI, in most federal states the increase has slowed down or slightly reversed since November 9th.

There

is also no trend reversal in

the number of

.

According to the RKI situation report from Monday evening, the

so-called

is 0.97 (previous day: 1.03).

This means that an average of 100 infected people infect around 97 other people.

The value represents the occurrence of the infection 8 to 16 days ago.

If the 7-day R is below 1 for a longer period of time, the infection process subsides, according to the experts.

Corona in Germany: RKI case numbers (data as of November 24, 12 a.m.)

• 13,554 new corona cases

  and 249 deaths were recorded in the past 24 hours (data status: November 24, 12 a.m.).

• So far,

  942,687 people

  in Germany

  have been proven to be infected with Sars-CoV-2.

• 14,361 deaths

  have been recorded in Germany since the start of the corona pandemic.

• The RKI estimates that 636,700 people have survived a corona infection.

Coronavirus: Where do people get infected in Germany?

According to the RKI, the high number of nationwide cases is mostly due to a

.

"For a large proportion of the cases, the infection environment cannot be determined," says the RKI management report.

Corona outbreaks therefore occur in households, community facilities, old people's and nursing homes as well as in the professional environment and at religious events.

But there are also smaller outbreaks in hospitals, facilities for asylum seekers and refugees and religious events that are driving up the number of corona cases.

Funerals are particularly difficult in Corona times.

In Bremen, the police broke a memorial service with 400 family members.

The mourners would have violated hygiene rules, but showed themselves to be "insightful".

Corona in Germany: the positive rate of the test is higher than ever - material in the laboratories is scarce

According to the data from the Association of Accredited Laboratories in Medicine (ALM), the

for the corona tests * carried out continues to rise and is

for the 47th calendar

week (

November

)

(previous week: 9.2 Percent).

It was the highest weekly value since ALM data collection began, it said on Tuesday.

The participating laboratories carried out about as many PCR tests for Sars-CoV-2 as in the previous week.

But the material is scarce.

“We all fall back on manufacturers who are active on the world market.

That doesn't make it any easier for us, ”said Evangelos Kotsopoulos, director of the ALM.

As pleasant as it is that

currently being

developed and already being produced

at

: The need for plastic materials, for example, is thus increasing.

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