The incidence in Bavaria continues to rise - children and adolescents are particularly affected.
The Ministry of Education has an explanation ready.
Munich - The seven-day incidence * in Bavaria has hit a new record.
According to the Robert Koch Institute *, it was 248.1 on Monday - higher than ever before.
The district of Mühldorf am Inn continues to have the nationwide highest incidence with 654.2.
Incidence record: more and more registered children and adolescents infected with corona
And the incidences are also higher than ever in children and adolescents.
In the age group 6 to 11 years, the value last week (43rd calendar week) was around 527 throughout Bavaria, as the State Office for Health and Food Safety (LGL) announced on Monday in Erlangen.
For the 41st calendar week, the authorities reported an incidence of around 261. The value has thus practically doubled.
It is the highest for an age group that the LGL has determined since the beginning of the pandemic *.
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Corona in Bavaria: Incidence among children and adolescents is increasing
The 12 to 15 year olds are also becoming more and more infected with Corona: The incidence here is now around 493. For the 16 to 19 year olds, the authority gave the value at just under 404.
The previous incidence record for an age group came from the end of last year and at that time had reached 376 in the age group over 80.
The Ministry of Culture recently explained the high values of children and adolescents with the high test rate among schoolchildren.
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