The Middle East remains Germany's corona hotspot.
Intensive care beds are becoming scarce in the first districts.
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Coronavirus pandemic in Germany
: The number of
corona cases
remains
at a very high level
around
Christmas
and before
New Year's Eve
.
The
hard lockdown *
because of the
corona crisis
*
shows in the fight against
19-Covid *
so far no effect.
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news ticker
is constantly updated.
Update from December 26th, 2:50 p.m.:
The
Middle East of
the Federal Republic remains
Germany's
corona hotspot
.
If you look at the dashboard of the RKI, the five pink districts catch the eye.
There the
7-day incidence is
above the value of 500 new infections per 100,000 inhabitants within a week.
Saxony
had the highest incidence on Saturday
with 404, followed by
Thuringia
with 303.
The five most severely affected counties and their
7-day incidence
at a glance:
Altenburger Land
: 617.5
Central Saxony
: 543.2
Erzgebirgskreis
: 520.7
Saxon Switzerland - Eastern Ore
Mountains: 520.4
Bautzen
: 518.8
Corona in Germany: City Council warns of too high expectations for the start of vaccinations
Update from December 26th, 1:32 p.m.:
One day before the start of the
corona vaccinations
in
Germany
, the
vaccine
arrives
in the individual federal states
this Saturday
.
The federal government has tens of thousands of
Biontech
cans
delivered
to a total of
27 locations
.
From there they will be distributed to vaccination centers and mobile teams, which will then administer the first vaccinations on Sunday.
First,
people over 80
as well as nurses and hospital staff at particular risk are to be immunized.
Federal
Minister of
Health
Jens Spahn commented
on the
vaccination schedule
on
Boxing
Day
.
The
German Association of Cities
has warned against too high expectations for the start of the
corona vaccinations
on Sunday.
“We are very relieved in the cities that the vaccinations can now begin.
A start has been made, but the ghost with the dangerous
coronavirus
is not over yet, ”said City Council President
Burkhard Jung to
the newspapers of the
Funke media group
.
"The infection situation is currently still worrying." The time for
mass vaccinations
has not yet come.
“There is initially far too little vaccine for this,” says Jung.
Corona in Germany: RKI reports more than 14,000 new infections - 240 deaths
Update from December 26, 8:40 a.m.:
The
Robert Koch Institute (RKI)
reported
14,455 new corona infections
within 24 hours in Germany
on Christmas
Day
.
In addition,
240 other deaths were
recorded.
However, these figures are only partially comparable with the values of the previous week.
The RKI expected a lower number of tests and fewer reports from the health authorities during the holidays.
Last Saturday, 31,300 new infections were
transmitted
within one day in
Germany
.
The number of new infections per 100,000 inhabitants reported to the health authorities within seven days, the
7-day incidence
, was
170.7
on Saturday
.
A high of 197.6 was reached on Tuesday.
Coronavirus pandemic in Germany: high Covid-19 case numbers in Baden-Württemberg and Hesse
Update from December 25, 10:20 p.m.:
The
coronavirus mutation from Great Britain
has reached the Federal Republic, the number of Covid 19 cases is high.
Now the
Netherlands are
reacting
- and declaring
Germany
a
corona risk area *
.
Update from December 25th, 9:30 p.m.:
Sweden's corona strategy *
is considered a tricky special path in the pandemic - also for critics and supporters from
Germany
.
The Swedish king accuses his own country of failure.
A problem can be clearly identified.
(see link)
Update from December 25, 7.45 p.m
.: At
Christmas
in the wake of the
corona pandemic,
the health authorities transmit less data - and yet the
Covid-19 numbers
remain
high even during the contemplative time.
The
Robert Koch Institute (RKI)
for
Hesse reported
2992 new infections within 24 hours on Christmas Eve - which was almost a high.
In Hesse there were also 65 further deaths related to
Covid-19
.
As of Friday, 2 p.m., the
Baden-Württemberg
State Health Office
recorded another 1947
corona cases in southwest Germany
within one day
.
In addition, 27 other deaths related to the virus were registered.
So far, a total of 4,399 people in
Baden-Württemberg have died
with or from a corona infection.
Corona pandemic in Germany: More than 25,500 new infections reported on Christmas Day
Update from December 25th, 6.30 p.m
.: On
Christmas Day
, the
Robert Koch Institute (RKI) from Berlin published
new figures on the
coronavirus pandemic in Germany
,
citing the regional health authorities
.
These look like this:
New
corona infections in Germany
within 24 hours: 25,533
Covid-19-
related
deaths
within 24 hours: 412
Seven-day incidence
for all of
Germany
: 188.8
Captured
Corona infections in Germany
since the beginning of the pandemic: 1612648
Corona deaths in Germany
since the beginning of the pandemic: 29,182
The federal government continues to aim to reduce the incidence to below 50.
Germany has been a long way from achieving this goal for weeks.
Coronavirus pandemic in Germany: Bavaria and the east are worried about intensive care units
First report from December 25th:
Munich / Berlin - In the
coronavirus pandemic
*
, the new and highly contagious
corona mutation B.1.1.7
also
reached
Germany
shortly before
Christmas
.
For the time being, until January 10, there will be a
hard lockdown
that will largely shut down social and public life in the Federal Republic.
Before
New Year's Eve
, the
corona situation *
remains
serious - this is shown above all by a look at the capacities of the
German intensive care units
.
According to the
intensive care register of
the German Interdisciplinary Association for Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine (DIVI) and the Robert Koch Institute (RKI),
in many districts there are
hardly any or no
intensive care beds available
.
The situation is particularly worrying in
Bavaria
, in rural regions of
Baden-Württemberg
and in the Middle
East of Germany
.
Coronavirus pandemic in Germany: counties without free intensive care beds in the Federal Republic
District / City: |
Intensive care beds occupied: |
Intensive care beds free: |
of which corona patients: |
Rottweil (BaWü) |
11/11 |
0 |
7th |
Offenbach (Hesse) |
20/20 |
0 |
14th |
Fürstenfeldbruck (Bavaria) |
12/12 |
0 |
6 |
Aichbach-Friedberg (Bavaria) |
19/19 |
0 |
7th |
Landshut (Bavaria) |
6/6 |
0 |
3 |
Eichsfeld (Thuringia) |
17/17 |
0 |
9 |
Saale-Orla district (Thuringia) |
4/4 |
0 |
3 |
Oberspreewald-Lausitz (Brandenburg) |
16/16 |
0 |
12th |
Prignitz (Brandenburg) |
13/14 |
1 |
7th |
Hildburghausen (Thuringia) |
4/5 |
1 |
3 |
Kitzingen (Bavaria) |
8/9 |
1 |
3 |
Rain (bavaria) |
15/16 |
1 |
10 |
District of Munich (Bavaria) |
9/10 |
1 |
1 |
Landsberg am Lech (Bavaria) |
10/11 |
1 |
7th |
Biberach (BaWü) |
13/14 |
1 |
9 |
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