Corona incidence in Germany increases for the fifth day in a row - virologist warns of winter

The corona numbers in Germany are also increasing for the fifth day in a row.

A virologist warns of winter and even higher incidences.

Munich -

The numbers continue to rise: The 7-day incidence in Germany * increased for the fifth day in a row.

The Robert Koch Institute (RKI) gave the value of new infections per 100,000 inhabitants and week on Sunday morning as 72.7.

For comparison: the previous day the value was 70.8, a week ago it was 66.1 (previous month: 74.7).

The health authorities in Germany reported 8,682 new corona infections to the RKI within one day.

This is evident from the numbers that reflect the status of the RKI dashboard at 4:05 a.m.

A week ago the value was 7612 infections.

According to the new information, 17 other people died of Corona within 24 hours.

A week ago there were 24 deaths.

The RKI has counted 4,373,789 detected infections with Sars-CoV-2 since the beginning of the pandemic.

The actual total number is likely to be significantly higher, as many infections are not detected.

The RKI stated the number of those who had recovered at 4,147,000.

The number of people who died with or with a proven infection with Sars-CoV-2 rose to 94,618.

Munich virologist Keppler: "Our life is shifting inward"

Oliver Keppler, head of virology at the Ludwig Maximilians University in Munich, believes that the numbers will continue to rise in the coming months.

"Our life shifts inward," said the scientist when asked.

However, Keppler considers the coincidence of a fourth corona wave with a simultaneous major flu wave, feared by some experts, to be unlikely.

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Oliver Keppler, head of virology at LMU, warns of winter: “Our lives are shifting inwards”.

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The Munich Ministry of Health says: "The weather has also helped us in the fight against the corona pandemic in recent weeks: It was mostly friendly, and the temperatures were often quite warm." Therefore, many people would have met outdoors where they The risk of infection is much lower than indoors.

However, Keppler does not recommend tightening the measures: "Basically, in this phase of the pandemic, we have to try to relax various areas in order to see what is well acceptable and where hygiene measures or tests have to be maintained to ensure security."

Keppler referred to the “good vaccination quota - that is the central component - many people who have recovered, a high-quality test infrastructure and yes, also a good understanding of the transmission routes of the virus.

Situation-related protective measures are, of course, also included. ”By this, doctors mean, for example, the fact that most people have so far not shaken hands.

According to Keppler's opinion, there should not be any reason to be careless: "All people to whom the Standing Vaccination Commission has recommended the flu vaccination in previous years should be vaccinated as before." Staff.

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