The growing number of corona infections is again increasingly burdening the health authorities in the country.
"Our health department is also working on the attack," said a spokeswoman for the Enzkreis district office on Wednesday.
“It is currently not possible to follow up contact persons in a timely manner.” Even newly infected people cannot currently be contacted on the same day.
Karlsruhe - The rising number of cases is also noticeable at the Karlsruhe Health Department.
"The workload increases in sync with the number of cases," said a spokesman for the authorities.
However, additional staff are deployed in parallel.
So far it is therefore still possible to follow up the contacts without any significant delay.
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Corona incidence further decreased slightly
The corona incidence has continued to decrease slightly in North Rhine-Westphalia.
In seven days, the health authorities registered 52.9 new infections per 100,000 inhabitants, according to figures from the Robert Koch Institute on Monday morning.
The previous day the value was 53.8 and a week earlier it was 57.7.
The national average rose slightly on Monday morning by 0.5 to 64.7.
Corona incidence further decreased slightly
Seven-day incidence in Brandenburg continues to rise
The seven-day incidence in Brandenburg has continued to rise.
Within a week, 40 people per 100,000 inhabitants were infected with Corona, as the Ministry of Health announced in Potsdam on Tuesday.
On Monday it was 39.4, a week ago 34.7.
The two independent cities Cottbus and Potsdam recorded the highest value with 70 and 67 respectively, the lowest in the Märkisch-Oderland district with 24.5.
Seven-day incidence in Brandenburg continues to rise
Senate advises on exceptions to the Corona 2G rule
In Berlin, further exceptions to the new Corona 2G rule are expected to take effect soon.
So far, where it applies, only vaccinated and convalescent (2G) people have access to restaurants or events, for example.
In addition, there are children under the age of twelve as an exception, as there is currently no vaccination option for them.
Now the Senate wants on Tuesday (Pk 13.
Senate advises on exceptions to the Corona 2G rule
The same applies to the health authorities in the Heilbronn and Rhein-Neckar districts.
The number of cases and, accordingly, the time required for follow-up are increasing significantly, according to the spokespersons.
But the cases could still be processed promptly.
On Tuesday, the Rastatt district reported difficulties in tracking contacts.
For the time being, not all those who tested positive could be contacted by phone, the authority had announced.
The Ministry of Social Affairs had spoken of isolated corresponding responses from health authorities.
Around a year ago, the health authorities in the country had great problems tracking chains of infections due to the rapidly increasing number of infections.
Additional employees had been hired on a temporary basis across the country;
even the Bundeswehr helped at the time.
dpa
