There is no end in sight to the lockdown.
The number of new coronavirus infections is not going down any further.
The data situation about the holidays is unclear.
All developments in the news ticker.
The
Corona * case
numbers
are
still high
in
Germany
despite the tough lockdown (since December 16)
.
With the vaccinations, progress is too slow for some.
There has been a nationwide corona hotspot
in
Saxony
since Christmas.
A second will be added on New Years.
This
news ticker
is updated regularly.
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Update from January 1, 1:36 p.m
.: The number of
Covid 19 patients
in intensive care units in Germany is still at a high level.
5,575 people infected
with
corona
currently need intensive
medical
treatment, according to the current data in the DIVI intensive care register (as of January 1, 2021, 1:42 p.m.).
3,113 seriously ill people are therefore artificially ventilated
.
19,846 intensive care beds are currently occupied, 3,896 are currently still free.
Current corona situation in Germany: RKI reports almost 30,000 new infections
Update from January 1, 9.11 a.m
.: In the past 24 hours, the health authorities in Germany have
reported 22,924 new corona infections
and
553 further deaths
to the
Robert Koch Institute
(RKI).
Corona number of cases in Germany hardly meaningful?
On the
Covid-19 dashboard
, the RKI expressly points out that “when
interpreting the number of cases
, it should be noted that on the one hand
fewer people
usually
visit 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. "
The
7-day incidence
is located in Germany, according to RKI data available at
141.9
.
In the individual federal states, however, there are enormous differences in this value: In
Saxony it
is still above the 300 mark (334.5), followed by
Thuringia
(256.3) and
Brandenburg
(196.9).
In
Schleswig-Holstein
the 7-day incidence is 76.4, which is currently the lowest.
Corona situation in Germany: Vogtlandkreis (Saxony) is particularly affected
The absolute
corona hotspot
is still the
Vogtlandkreis
district
(Saxony): The 7-day incidence there is
818.6.
On New Year's Eve, the value had
exceeded
1,000 new infections
for the first time
, reports the MDR.
According to RKI data, the value fell again on Friday morning.
In Meißen (Saxony) the incidence is
613.9
.
+
The Robert Koch Institute plays a central role in processing the corona numbers.
(Symbol image)
© imago images / Bernd Friedel
Overview: Corona hotspots in Germany
Update from December 31, 3:44 p.m.:
The first vaccine doses are being given in Germany.
But especially in the hotspots it doesn't seem to go fast.
Saxony, Thuringia and Brandenburg
currently report the highest seven-day incidences.
Saxony:
326.7
new infections per 100,000 inhabitants in the last 7 days
Thuringia:
246.5
new infections per 100,000 inhabitants in the last 7 days
Brandenburg:
176.7
new infections per 100,000 inhabitants in the last 7 days
Although the situation seems to be the most serious in these three federal states, the vaccination rates are not particularly high there.
The
RKI vaccination rate monitor
shows that
so far only 810 doses have been administered
in
Thuringia
.
In terms of the number of inhabitants, this results in a rate of just
0.04
percent.
In Saxony, 0.07 percent of residents received a first injection in Brandenburg 0.12 percent.
Corona vaccinations in Germany: Thuringia is not particularly fast despite the high incidence
On the other hand, things seem to be going much better in
Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania
.
With a value of
0.69
percent in 11,101 vaccinated people, the state leads in the German comparison.
Why isn't Thuringia faster?
"Because we are in no
Überbietungswettbewerb
are, but because expertise of mobile vaccination teams was associated with decentralized our way.
First the homes, in the homes.
Unfortunately, that takes time and creates security in these highly endangered areas, ”replied Prime Minister Bodo Ramelow to a question from a user on Facebook.
In addition, there is not enough
vaccine
available: “We vaccinate as much serum as we have.
If it takes a day longer, but no mistakes happen, then it is successful.
The fact is, we all don't have enough serum.
Whether faster or slower changes nothing. "
Even if things are going more slowly in some federal states than in others, it should be noted that the absolute numbers are still very small.
The low quotas can be the result of small delays that are easy to fix and can also be caught up quickly.
In the next few days and weeks, when
more people overall have been vaccinated
, the numbers will be more comparable.
Corona in Germany: seven-day incidence drops slightly
Update from December 31,
7:09 a.m
.: The German health authorities
reported 33,552 new corona infections to
the
Robert Koch Institute
(RKI) within one day.
There were
964 new deaths
listed as the Robert Koch Institute announced on Thursday morning.
However, the numbers are only partially comparable with the values of the previous week.
The RKI had
expected a lower number of tests and fewer reports from the health authorities
over the
Christmas period
.
From the RKI's point of view, the currently high numbers are therefore also due to late registrations.
A week ago there were 32,195 new infections and 802 new deaths within one day.
The
seven-day incidence
was 139.8 on Thursday morning.
The previous high was reached on December 22nd at 197.6.
However, the differences between the federal states are enormous.
In Saxony the value is therefore 326.7, in Thuringia 246.5.
Schleswig-Holstein has the lowest value with 77.1.
Since the beginning of the pandemic, a total of 33,071 people in Germany have died of or with corona.
According to an RKI report on Wednesday, the nationwide seven-day R value is 0.68.
In its report, however, the RKI emphasizes that 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".
Corona year 2020: significantly more people died than in previous years
Update from December 30, 4:05 p.m.:
In November of the
Corona year 2020
, significantly
more people died
in Germany
than in the four years before.
These are the preliminary findings of
the Federal Statistical Office
.
In the past month, eleven percent or 8186 more people died than in the November average of previous years.
According to statisticians, the
number of
deaths
in connection with the
coronavirus
was 7,335. A
total of 84,480 deaths were counted
throughout
Germany
.
The last time in this country in 1974 more than 80,000 people died in November, it said.
According to preliminary results, at least 84,480 people died in Germany in November 2020.
The number of deaths is 11% above the average for the years 2016 to 2019. https://t.co/CY6LH5rCKX pic.twitter.com/lpUrRhUEXD
- Federal Statistical Office (@destatis) December 30, 2020
Corona in Germany: excess mortality in November in Saxony is particularly high
The
excess mortality was
particularly high
this November in the
corona hotspot Saxony
.
Compared to previous years,
39 percent
more people died.
Nationwide, the mortality difference rose in November parallel to the weekly increase in
corona deaths
.
In the last week of November it was
55 percent
above the previous year's average
in Saxony
.
The statisticians recorded a significant
increase in deaths,
particularly among those
over 80
.
“The number of deaths among those under 80, however, is at the level of previous years,” it said.
"In addition to the direct and indirect consequences of the
COVID-19 pandemic
, shifts in the age structure of the population can also contribute to above-average death rates," explained the experts.
The number of people aged 80 and over increased from 4.7 million to 5.7 million between 2015 and 2019.
Corona in Germany: failure of vaccine deliveries in the first week of January
Update from December 30th, 3:45 p.m.:
A few days after the official
start of vaccination
in
Germany
, the
start-up difficulties
do not
stop
.
After initially there was talk of a failure in vaccine deliveries for Berlin in the first week of January,
all federal states
are now likely to
be affected.
Update from December 30th, 2.30 p.m.:
Shortly after a
vaccination
against the
coronavirus
in
Switzerland
, there is a
death
.
An authority confirmed corresponding reports.
Now the incident is to be examined.
In Germany's neighboring country, vaccines have so far only been vaccinated with the vaccine from Pfizer (USA) and
BioNTech (Germany)
.
Coronavirus pandemic in Germany: More than 78,000 people have received the first dose of vaccine
Update of 30 December, 13:39
: Three days after the official
Impfstart in Germany
have more than 78,000 people a first dose against the
coronavirus
obtained.
The number of people vaccinated increased by 37,273 compared to the previous day, reports the
Robert Koch Institute (RKI)
.
Most vaccinations have so far been recorded in
Bavaria
(12,935), followed by 11,385 in North Rhine-Westphalia and 9,448 in Hesse.
At the beginning of the vaccination campaign, the RKI did not name a vaccination quota, i.e. how many people were vaccinated in relation to the total population, because the total number of people vaccinated is still too low.
Update from December 30th, 10:48 a.m
.: Over the Christmas holidays, the corona situation in Germany has hardly relaxed.
Shortly after the start of the
corona vaccination
, a debate about privileges for vaccinated people broke out.
Hardly any people in Germany are vaccinated and the vaccine is scarce.
There are also problems with scheduling appointments.
Health Minister
Jens Spahn
now wants to comment on the current situation in a press conference.
Update from December 30th, 9.30 a.m
.: An end to the hard lockdown on January 10th does not seem in sight.
The corona infection numbers are still too high.
Health Minister Jens Spahn agreed the population on an extended lockdown * on Tuesday evening in the ARD "Tagesthemen".
The
7-day incidence
in Germany is currently
141.3
, the
Robert Koch Institute
(RKI) announced on Wednesday morning.
The 50 mark is already the limit, as the federal and state governments have jointly agreed.
SPD politician
Karl Lauterbach
considers this threshold to be too lax.
The health expert advocated a limit of
25 new infections
per 100,000 inhabitants in seven days.
“If the number of cases remains high, this dangerous variant will spread.
It is so contagious that additional infections are likely to occur even under lockdown conditions, ”Lauterbach explained in the ZDF“ Morgenmagazin ”.
The danger is that further mutations would arise against which the vaccinations no longer work.
This has not yet happened.
But: “You can't play with fire,” said Lauterbach.
"We finally have to regain control of the pandemic."
+
Karl Lauterbach (SPD) considers the incidence value of 50 to be too lax (archive photo).
© Bernd von Jutrczenka / dpa
Coronavirus: New high in deaths in Germany
Update from December 30, 6:02 a.m
.: A very sad high: For the first time, the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) reports
more than 1,000 corona deaths
in the past 24 hours.
1,129 further deaths
in connection with Sars-CoV-2 have been reported according to data from the RKI.
22,459 new infections were recorded.
However, both values can also contain late registrations from the Christmas holidays.
Since the beginning of the pandemic,
1,687,185 people in Germany
have been proven to have been
infected with Corona,
the RKI announced on Wednesday morning.
32,107 people have died
so far with or from Sars-CoV-2.
According to the RKI, around 42,000 people have been vaccinated against the corona virus.
Update from December 29th, 9:30 p.m.:
Prominent guest in
Germany
treated
for
Covid-19
: The Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune has returned
to Algeria
after his
corona treatment
in the Federal Republic.
The 75-year-old head of state was
treated for
two months in
Germany for
a
coronavirus infection
.
On Tuesday evening he
arrived back in his home country
on the presidential plane from
Berlin
.
Coronavirus pandemic in Germany: Karl Lauterbach calls for shortened summer holidays at schools
Update from December 29th, 9:20 pm
: It is still not clear how the
schools
in Germany will continue
after January 10th.
SPD health expert Karl Lauterbach
makes
a spectacular proposal
because of
Corona *
- and is not alone with his approach.
+
Hamburg, October 19: Students in a 13th grade of the Niendorf district school sit with mouth and nose covers in German class.
© Daniel Bockwoldt / dpa
Coronavirus pandemic in Germany: Hamburg extends the Christmas holidays again
Update from December 29th, 8 p.m
.: How are things going with and in
schools in Germany
after January 10th?
That has still not been clarified, nor is it how long the hard
corona lockdown in Germany
could be extended.
The second largest German city now creates clarity:
Hamburg
(around 1.85 million inhabitants).
Due to the
coronavirus pandemic,
the
compulsory
attendance in schools in the Hanseatic city will be
lifted until at least January 17th.
The Senate decided.
So far the rule was valid until January 10th.
Furthermore, the
Hamburg Senate
assumes that there will be no regular face-to-face classes in all grade levels in the last two weeks of January.
There was no agreement with other federal states at this time.
Coronavirus pandemic in Germany: Jens Spahn revises vaccination forecast
Update from December 29th, 7:20 pm:
When are
enough citizens
in
Germany
vaccinated
against the
corona
virus?
Federal
Minister of
Health Jens Spahn
*
,
who has come under pressure,
surprises with a new forecast - and announces a second vaccine.
(see link)
Coronavirus pandemic in Germany: Significantly fewer corona tests in the Christmas week
Update from December 29, 3:29 p.m.:
Significantly fewer
corona tests were
carried out in the week
of Christmas
than in the week before, as association data show.
Around
976,000 PCR tests
were therefore carried out between December 21 and 27.
The Association of Accredited Laboratories in Medicine (ALM) announced on Tuesday.
In the previous week it was around
1.47 million
.
The laboratories had not scaled back their capacities, they were simply used less.
Corona pandemic: Thuringian district declares a disaster
Meanwhile, the
Thuringian district of Sonneberg has declared a
disaster due to the pandemic.
The main reason is the tense situation in several care and support facilities, the rescue service and the local hospitals, said District Administrator Hans-Peter Schmitz.
According to the Robert Koch Institute, the 7-day incidence in the district is currently
398.5.
"After careful examination, we decided to
declare a
disaster in
order to continue to protect the life and health of our citizens to the best of our knowledge and belief," said Schmitz.
Above all, it is a matter of
creating
a
legal framework for the deployment of voluntary workers
"in order to ensure that the diffuse pandemic situation
is dealt with
in essential areas of general interest".
Update from December 29th, 1:04 pm
: A doctor comes up with a
harsh judgment on the Corona strategy
- "made the
virus right
" *.
The doctor has made
a name for
herself in
Tübingen
(Baden-Württemberg) and beyond the borders for her work in the Corona crisis.
Corona vaccination start in Germany: Almost 42,000 people received the first injection
Update from December 29, 11:57 a.m
.: The first dose!
According to the Robert Koch Institute (RKI),
41,962 people
in Germany have been vaccinated against Corona (data as of December 29, 8 a.m.).
Compared to the previous day, an increase of 19,084 vaccinations.
However, this is not the number of people actually vaccinated on a day, but can also include late registrations, as the RKI writes.
The
RKI does not initially name
a
vaccination quota
.
The number of people vaccinated is currently still too low, explained RKI spokeswoman Susanne Glasmacher, informed the German press agency.
New corona mutation in Germany since November
Update from December 29, 11:34 a.m
.: The new coronavirus mutation from Great Britain has been in Germany at least since November.
Researchers at the
Hannover Medical School (MHH)
have detected the virus mutation B1.1.7 in samples from two patients from November.
Coronavirus in Germany: clinics sound the alarm - hospital society warns
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.
"The clinics are in a
dramatic situation
: The
money from 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".
+
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 tests have already been carried out less in the past few weeks and 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.
+
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 them 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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