Corona in Nuremberg: Some parts of the city are more affected - OB gives more details

In some parts of the city in Nuremberg there are significantly more corona cases than in others.

These districts have certain things in common.

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- The corona numbers in Nuremberg * continue to rise steadily.

The seven-day incidence value * climbed above the 150 mark for the first time on Friday (March 26).

Data analyzes by the health department show that in certain parts of the city in Nuremberg, more people are infected with the coronavirus * than in others.

The districts affected have certain similarities.

The affected districts in the south of Nuremberg include, for example, Galgenhof, St. Leonhard or Steinbühl.

But also in the north, the districts of Schoppershof, Wöhrd or Nordstadt have higher numbers of infections, as reported by

.

Corona in Nuremberg: Densely populated parts of the city with higher levels of infection

The fact that there are more corona cases in some parts of the city than in others is mainly due to the density of the population.

When more people live closer together, the virus can spread faster.

"There are more cases, but not hotspots," emphasized Mayor Marcus König (CSU *) to the

.

Certain professional groups could also have an influence on the increased infection rate in the city districts.

Health insurance data show that some occupational groups are more often affected by an infection, according to Britta Walthelm (Greens *), health officer. 

“This includes care professions, medical professions and also teaching professions.

But there are also other industries, for example the construction industry, transport industry or logistics industry.

So there is a tendency for everyone who cannot work from home, ”says Walthelm.

According to the

report, people who pursue these professions more often live in densely populated districts that are cheaper to live due to their income situation

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There is a diffuse infection rate in Nuremberg, explains Walthelm.

The health department cannot trace 80 to 85 percent of corona cases to an exact location or an incident.

“The question arises, of course, where do the infections come from?

Not only in Nuremberg, but in Germany as a whole, we don't have many surveys on this, ”says Walthelm to the

.

The data collected will therefore be evaluated in more detail in the coming weeks.

In the future, the Luca app, which Nuremberg would like to use in the future, could help with contact tracking.

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