Corona in Germany: number of deaths staggering - clinics "in a dramatic situation"

Because of Corona, Germany has been in lockdown for weeks.

Everything looks at the corona case numbers.

The values ​​are deceptive over the holidays.

Nevertheless, the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) reports 852 deaths.

• In order to slow down the number of Corona * cases, Germany has been in a tough lockdown since December 16.

• The infection process continues to be very dynamic - a trend reversal is hardly in sight.

• This news ticker is updated regularly.

Update from December 29th, 9:06 a.m

.: Clinics apparently have their backs to the wall financially.

As early as the first

quarter of 2021

, clinics could

no longer pay their employees' salaries

, warns the German Hospital Association.

Additional help is needed, reports the AFP news agency.

Coronavirus in Germany: clinics sound the alarm - hospital society warns

"The clinics are in a

dramatic situation

: the

money from the standard care is missing,

" says the President of the Hospital Society, Gerald Gaß (57), the

editorial network Germany

.

The federal government must significantly increase its aid.

The hospitals need a "liquidity safeguard".

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Corona in Germany: clinics will soon no longer be able to pay employees' salaries (symbol photo).

© Jens Büttner / dpa-Zentralbild / dpa

Pandemic in Germany - number of corona deaths staggering

First report from December 29, 2020

Berlin - The current

corona case numbers

can only be compared with the values ​​of the previous week with caution, emphasizes the

Robert Koch Institute

(RKI).

Immediately on Tuesday morning, a clear indication of the following pops up on the Corona dashboard:

“During the Christmas holidays, at the turn of the year and on the surrounding days, it

should be noted

when

interpreting the number of cases

that on the one hand fewer people usually go to a doctor, which means that

fewer samples are

taken and

fewer laboratory tests are

carried out.

This means that fewer pathogens are reported to the responsible health authorities.

On the other hand, it may be that not all health authorities and responsible state authorities transmit to the RKI every day. "

Only if you then click on the "ok" field can you

see

the data and map on the

Covid-19 dashboard

.

Experience has shown that there has been less testing in the past few weeks and the data has been transmitted with a delay.

Corona in Germany: RKI reports 12,892 new infections and 852 deaths

Nevertheless, the RKI reported

12,892 new corona infections

in the past 24 hours

.

852 other people died

with or from a Sars-CoV-2 infection (data status: December 29, 12 a.m.).

As a reminder, a high of 952 deaths was recorded on December 16.

Corona infections in Germany since the beginning of the pandemic	1,664,726
Deaths related to Sars-CoV-2	30,978
Recovered according to the RKI	1,277,900
active corona cases in Germany	about 355,900

The

7-day incidence

is

149.2

on Tuesday morning

(previous day: 158).

Before Christmas (December 22nd) this value

reached

a previous high of

197.6

.

However, there are striking differences in the incidence of infections in the federal states:

Saxony

(364.7) has the highest 7-day incidence.

This is followed by

Thuringia

(273.7),

Saxony-Anhalt

(172.2) and

Bavaria

(161.5).

Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania

with 77.2 has the lowest value.

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Corona hotspots in Germany: Enormous differences can be seen on the RKI graphic (management report of December 28).

© Screenshot / RKI management report from December 28, 2020

Corona in Germany - RKI shows an incidence of over 80

A corona infection can take very different courses.

Older people in particular can become seriously ill with Covid-19.

The incidence in the over

80

age group is currently increasing

, the RKI announced in its management report on Monday evening.

The 7-day incidence is currently

303 corona infections per 100,000 inhabitants in the past seven days

.

In the 60 to 79 age group, this value is

126 -

that is, rather below the average.

So far, the RKI has only shown a so-called over 60 incidence.

But as the RKI data show, the group of over 80s is particularly badly affected.

That is why the first corona vaccinations are starting in Germany in nursing homes and retirement homes.

Since 27 December, in 

Corona-risk groups Germany

 and most important medical personnel against the  

coronavirus

 vaccinated *.

Incidentally, 21,566 people in Germany have been vaccinated against Corona so far, reports the RKI.

After the start of the vaccination, the intensive care units are still full.

5,586 Covid-19 patients (previous day: 5,597) currently require intensive treatment, 3,003 of which are artificially ventilated (previous day: 3,017).

This can be seen from the DIVI intensive care register data.

4,008 intensive care beds are therefore still free.

Current corona situation in Germany - 7-day R-value "possibly

underestimated "

In addition to the number of corona cases and the incidence, the so-called

7-day R is

an important value in the corona pandemic.

This value reflects the infection process 8 to 16 days ago.

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

According to the RKI report on Monday, the

7-day R

is

0.74

(Sunday: 0.83).

In purely mathematical terms, 100 infected people infect 74 other people.

However, the RKI emphasizes in its management report that during the holidays and at the turn of the year corona cases are only displayed, recorded and transmitted with a delay, "so that the R-value may also be underestimated".

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