In Baden-Württemberg the signs are on "Corona warning level".
The number of corona patients in intensive care units is increasing.
Stuttgart - At first everything seemed remarkably calm, but now the number of corona infections is rising rapidly in Baden-Württemberg.
In the hospitals, the beds in the intensive care units are filling up with corona patients.
According to figures from the State Health Office on Thursday, 222 Covid cases were treated in the intensive care units in Baden-Württemberg.
More than half of them require artificial ventilation.
The corona warning level comes into force from 250 intensive care patients.
28 more cases, then the critical value is reached.
That can be done quickly.
Within one day there were 15 more corona infected people on Thursday (as of 4 p.m.).
Will the corona warning level be declared in Baden-Württemberg?
The corona warning level threatens from 250 Covid patients in an intensive care unit or with a hospitalization incidence of 8.0.
According to the Corona regulation in Baden-Württemberg, it is sufficient if one of the criteria is met.
If the corona warning level comes into force, contact restrictions apply again: A household should then only meet with five other people.
This does not apply to those who have recovered or who have been vaccinated, children and adolescents up to and including 17 years of age and people who cannot be vaccinated for medical reasons, for example.
Couples living separately are considered to be one household.
In addition, unvaccinated people have to show a negative PCR test (48 hours) in many areas.
Anyone wishing to go to the theater, cinema or restaurant must have a PCR test.
Corona in Baden-Württemberg "Many stations are already at the limit in terms of personnel"
"The medical profession in intensive care units is on the alert, the number of patients there is currently increasing continuously and could reach the critical value of 250 by the end of next week," said Health Minister Manne Lucha (Greens) in Stuttgart on Thursday.
The vast majority of patients are not vaccinated.
The minister therefore called for vaccinations again: “We can no longer afford to burden the health system as we did last winter.
We expected a lot from the clinical staff, many wards are already at the limit in terms of personnel. "
Corona rules in Baden-Württemberg
In Baden-Württemberg, the so-called step model currently applies - with a basic level, warning level and alert level.
The three levels are based on the nationwide hospitalization incidence and the occupancy of the intensive care beds with corona patients.
At the basic level, the 3G rules apply in most areas.
The 2G option model has also been available since October 15.
In the warning level, there is a PCR test requirement and contact restrictions.
In the alarm level, there is a ban on entry and participation for unvaccinated persons in addition to the PCR test requirement (2G)
Corona situation in Baden-Württemberg
The 7-day incidence in Baden-Württemberg is currently 122.8.
That comes from the data of the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) on Friday.
Across Germany, the incidence jumped to 95.1.
The RKI expects a rapid increase in corona infections.
"It is to be expected that in the further course of autumn and winter the increase in the number of cases will accelerate," says the current RKI weekly report.
(ml with material from the dpa)