The fourth corona wave seems unstoppable.
The 7-day incidence has risen again.
The new virus variant Omikron has arrived in Germany.
The news ticker.
The 7-day incidence hit a new record on Sunday (November 28).
The RKI reports a further 44,401 new coronavirus infections.
This news ticker on the subject of Corona * in Germany is updated regularly.
Berlin - Again the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) reports a new record: The 7-day incidence in Germany jumped to 446.7 on Sunday.
For comparison: the previous day the value was 444.3, a week ago it was 372.7 (previous month: 130.2).
44,401 positive corona tests were reported to the RKI within 24 hours (previous week: 42,727).
Another 104 people died with or from Corona.
In the previous week there were 75 deaths.
In some federal states the incidence remains extremely high: Saxony (1205.5), Thuringia (878.4) and Bavaria (632.2) are particularly affected.
Corona in Germany: RKI reports 44,401 new coronavirus infections (as of November 28, 2021)
Since the beginning of the corona pandemic, 5,761,696 people in Germany have been shown to have been infected with Sars-CoV-2.
44,401 new coronavirus infections have been recorded in the past 24 hours.
100,883 deaths in connection with a corona infection are recorded at the RKI.
According to the RKI, around 4,823,700 are considered to have recovered.
There are currently 837,200 active corona cases in Germany.
Hospitalization incidence almost 6
The number of corona patients admitted to clinics per 100,000 inhabitants within seven days was given by the RKI on Friday as 5.97 (Thursday: 5.79).
The value is not reported on the weekend.
It plays an essential role in assessing what is happening in the infection.
If limit values 3, 6 and 9 are exceeded in the federal states, stricter measures to combat the pandemic can be imposed there.
Corona variant Omikron (B.1.1.529) arrived in Germany
The newly discovered virus variant called Omikron * has terrified the world.
The World Health Organization (WHO) classified variant B.1.1.529 as "worrying" on Friday.
The EU health authority ECDC speaks of serious concerns that the variant could significantly reduce the effectiveness of the corona vaccines and increase the risk of reinfections.
Much is still open, however.
Corona researchers all over the world are working under high pressure to decipher the properties of Omikron.
South Africa had very quickly informed about the new Corona variant B.1.1.529.
Omicron is apparently spreading rapidly.
Cases with the new virus variant are now reported from many countries - including in Germany.
According to the Max von Pettenkofer Institute, the mutation was detected in Munich in two travelers who arrived on November 24 on a flight from South Africa *.
The authorities in Hesse are investigating the case of another returnee from South Africa who, according to the Ministry of Social Affairs, is “highly suspected”.
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