Corona incidence in Germany continues to rise - debate about mandatory vaccination reignited

The number of new corona infections in Germany is skyrocketing.

The seven-day incidence is now well above 100. This also rekindles the debate about mandatory vaccination.

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- The seven-day incidence * in Germany is again over 100. As the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) announced on Sunday, October 24th, as of 4:26 a.m., the number of new infections is per 100,000 inhabitants and Week now at 106.3.

For comparison: the day before the value was exactly 100, a week ago it was 72.7.

The health authorities in Germany reported 13,732 new Corona * infections to the RKI within one day.

A week ago the value was 8,682 infections.

In addition, 23 other deaths related to the virus were recorded.

Coronavirus in Germany: 7-day incidence rises to 106.3

On average, in the past seven days in Germany - calculated per 100,000 inhabitants - 2.68 people were admitted to clinics because of an illness with Covid19.

This value is considered a parameter for possible tightening of the anti-corona measures.

However, there is no uniform threshold from when the hospitalization rate is to be regarded as critical, as regional differences in hospital care are too great for you.

During the second lockdown in December, however, the value was many times higher than it is now, at around 15.5.

Corona in Germany: debate about compulsory vaccination fueled

The increase in corona infections has also re-fueled the debate about a possible mandatory vaccination for some occupational fields , the newspapers of the Funke media group. In August, the federal government completely ruled out compulsory vaccinations in Germany.

You have to be aware that so far also those who have voluntarily decided against vaccination protection have been protected, Sager continues.

Although this is justified, from a certain point "the question of how long society can support it" must be allowed.

Sager also demanded that the federal and state governments should agree on an exit path from the corona restrictions "and thus give people a clear perspective".

An expiry of the epidemic situation of the federal government, as demanded by Federal Health Minister Jens Spahn a few days ago, he called "correct".