In the coronavirus pandemic in Germany, intensive care beds are becoming scarce in a city of millions.
In Bavaria, however, there is a vaccination breakdown.
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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.
In Saxony-Anhalt now was
the first corona vaccination
awarded
(Update December 26, 17:05)
.
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news ticker
is constantly updated.
Update from December 27th, 7.30 p.m
.: In the
coronavirus pandemic
,
the
intensive care units
and their utilization are still the focus
in
Germany
.
A look at the
intensive care register of
the
German Interdisciplinary Association for Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine (DIVI) and the Robert Koch Institute (RKI)
shows:
Berlin
is currently getting tight.
Only 11.6 percent of the inpatient
intensive care beds
were still free as of Sunday evening.
In contrast,
Covid 19 patients
accounted for 35.9 percent of the intensive care beds used in the capital
.
In
Hesse
,
too
, the situation is assessed as critical with only 14.4 percent free intensive care beds.
According to the
intensive care register
, the
nationwide emergency reserve of intensive care beds
is 10,580.
In recent weeks, however, doctors have repeatedly pointed out that there is a lack of trained staff.
State in Germany (by population): |
Share of free intensive care beds: |
Proportion of Covid 19 patients in intensive care units: |
North Rhine-Westphalia |
15.6 percent |
20.1 percent |
Bavaria |
15.5% |
26.4% |
Baden-Wuerttemberg |
16.2% |
25.5% |
Lower Saxony |
22.5% |
12.7% |
Hesse |
14.4% |
25.6% |
Rhineland-Palatinate |
24.7% |
21.9% |
Saxony |
17.0% |
39.9% |
Berlin |
11.6% |
35.9% |
Schleswig-Holstein |
28.0% |
7.3% |
Brandenburg |
18.0% |
34.5% |
Saxony-Anhalt |
20.7% |
18.0% |
Thuringia |
18.1% |
27.6% |
Hamburg |
18.7% |
21.1% |
Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania |
24.7% |
9.2% |
Saarland |
14.7% |
21.3% |
Bremen |
16.8% |
18.4% |
Source: Intensregister.de (as of December 27, 7:50 p.m.)
Corona pandemic in Germany: vaccination centers against the corona virus open nationwide
Update from December 27th, 5.30 p.m.:
Gradually,
from December 27th, the
vaccination centers
in
Germany
, where the vaccines are vaccinated against the insidious
corona
virus, will
open
.
An example: the arena hall in
Berlin-Treptow
.
Since this Sunday afternoon, doctors, nurses and nurses have been
vaccinated
against the
SARS-CoV-2 pathogen
.
There are 80 vaccination booths there, making the hall
the largest of six
vaccination centers
in the federal capital,
according to
n-tv.de
.
Corona pandemic in Germany: More than 1.65 million people have been infected with the corona virus so far
Update from December 27th, 3:04 p.m.:
Since the beginning of the
corona pandemic
, more than
80 million infections
have occurred
worldwide
.
In over
1.7 million
cases, the infection with the
Covid-19 pathogen ended
fatally, according to a balance sheet by the
AFP
news
agency
on Sunday based on
information
from the authorities.
Europe is still particularly hard hit.
In
Germany
, according to a census by
Johns Hopkins University,
1,652,066 people have fallen ill since the pandemic began, of which almost 30,000 have died so far.
Corona in Germany: Vaccination campaign is running - but every second hospital corridor shows traces of the virus
Update from December 27th, 11:01 a.m.:
In the
Covid 19 pandemic
, the
staff in clinics must
fear becoming infected at work.
A French meta-analysis by scientists at the Nantes University Hospital is now examining where the air in hospitals is most heavily contaminated with viruses.
It was expected that
coronaviruses would be found in the samples
in
intensive care units
.
However, normal
corridors and toilets
are also repeatedly contaminated.
In the intensive care units,
over 25 percent of
the samples were contaminated, compared to almost 11 percent in other wards.
The highest percentage of positive samples came from
publicly accessible corridors
(56 percent) - but only 16 samples were taken there.
In general, every
third test
(33.3 percent) from public clinical areas was positive.
Toilets and bathrooms with a positive rate of almost 24 percent - 5 out of 21 samples - turned out to be additional risk locations.
The authors suspect
that this is probably because these rooms are
small and poorly ventilated
.
However, the particles of the Sars-CoV-2 pathogen are usually not viable.
Protection against illness - Corona vaccinations started in Germany
The results of the study show that it is important that
nurses and hospital staff be
among the first to be vaccinated against the virus.
The nationwide vaccination campaign started in Germany on Sunday.
Initially, mobile teams were used primarily in retirement homes.
In
Berlin
,
North Rhine-Westphalia
and Magdeburg, the first people were treated with the vaccine that morning.
Start of the vaccination marathon: The 95-year-old Erika Löwer was the first in North Rhine-Westphalia to receive the vaccination in Siegener Marienheim this morning.
The vaccine had arrived there early in the morning.
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- WDR aktuell (@WDRaktuell) December 27, 2020
Corona numbers in Germany: News on new infections and fatalities
Update from December 27, 7:29 a.m
.: More than
13,700 new corona infections
within 24 hours and
356 new deaths
with
Covid-19
: The RKI reported 13,755 more daily cases of infection on this Sunday morning.
The previous highs have been more than
30,000 cases
.
The so-called
seven-day incidence
on Sunday was
161.3
.
The day before it was
170.7
.
The seven-day incidence is an essential measure for the imposition and relaxation of corona measures such as the current
lockdown
.
The aim of the federal government is to reduce the incidence to
below 50
.
However: Since not all
health authorities
transmit data
on the weekend
, the number of cases reported by the RKI is usually
lower
on Sundays and Mondays
than on other days of the week.
A good 22,700 new infections were reported last Sunday.
Corona in Germany: the beginning has been made!
Woman receives first vaccination - RKI does not trust current figures
Update from December 26, 10:36 p.m.:
The
R value in Germany
is currently below 1, reports the RKI in the daily status report on the
corona pandemic
.
But how does that fit together with the increasing number of cases?
After all, a value below 1 describes that the virus does not spread any further.
Two kinds of explanations are needed for this.
On the one hand, the
number of people infected with corona in Germany is
currently immensely high.
This automatically means a high number of
new infections
.
Even if not every infected person infects another person.
On the other hand, the RKI also notes that the figures are
not necessarily reliable
during the
holidays
.
"Covid cases are only detected, recorded and transmitted with a delay, so that the R-value may also be underestimated," the experts explain.
Nationwide, there were
14,455 new cases
compared to the previous day
.
The overall German
7-day incidence
is therefore
171 infections per 100,000 inhabitants
.
The situation is currently particularly acute in eastern Germany, especially
south of Dresden
.
The incidence in the entire area is over 500, in the Altenburger Land district even at 617.5.
Corona in Germany: the beginning has been made!
Woman receives first vaccination
Update from December 26th, 5:05 pm:
The
vaccination start in Germany
is done.
Numerous experts and politicians criticize the stuttering plan extremely, but now the first shot has been given.
+
The home resident Edith Kwoizalla, at 101 years of age, is the first to be vaccinated against Corona on the Saturday before the official vaccination start in Germany.
In the Harz district in a senior care facility in Halberstadt (Krüger senior center), the first residents and nursing staff were vaccinated with the Covid-19 vaccine from Pfizer-Biontech.
© Matthias Bein / dpa / dpa-Zentralbild
The premiere vaccination took place in the Harz Mountains.
The 101-year-old Edith Kwoizalla received the symbolic syringe.
According to those responsible, 39 other residents of the old people's home and 10 employees had themselves vaccinated after Kwoizalla.
"Every day we wait is one day too many," says carer Tobias Krüger.
The district had asked in advance whether the facility was
prepared for the
start of vaccination
.
Coronavirus in Germany: Saarland wants to vaccinate 500 people a day - all appointments are given
Update from December 26th, 3:54 p.m.:
500 vaccinations
are to take place daily in Saarland.
To this end,
three vaccination centers will start
their work on Monday, as CSU Minister Monika Bachmann officially announced.
Mobile teams are already in action on Sunday.
"So we will have
27,000 vaccination appointments
by the end of January
," the Health Minister estimates.
400 vaccinations are carried out daily in the vaccination centers.
Another 100 from the mobile doctors.
The state had allocated
12,000 vaccination appointments
in advance.
They are already fully booked, as the ministry announced.
Therefore, no more appointments can be booked at the moment.
If there are cancellations, the dates will be reactivated in the system.
Coronavirus: Hotspots in Eastern Germany - "The infection situation is worrying"
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, five districts colored in pink catch the eye.
There the
7-day incidence is
above the value of 500 new infections per 100,000 inhabitants within a week.
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
In the federal states,
Saxony had
the highest incidence
on Saturday
with a value of
404
, followed by
Thuringia
with a value of
303
.
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 |
6th |
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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