Bad corona outbreak in a German nursing home: Almost half infected - already nine dead

Created: 01/03/2022, 02:20 PM

From: Jennifer Lanzinger

A major corona outbreak occurred in a nursing home in Raststatt.

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The corona incidence has risen for the fifth day in a row, but the RKI continues to assume that the current situation is under-recorded.

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• The Corona * incidence increases for the fifth day in a row (see original report).

• In Austria there is another corona outbreak among ski instructors (see update from January 3, 12.10 p.m.).

• The second cruise ship is now canceling its trip due to Corona * cases.

• This news ticker is continuously updated.

Update from January 3, 2022, 1.40 p.m.:

Almost half of the residents in a Rastatt nursing home (Baden-Württemberg) have now contracted the corona virus. Nine people died on or in connection with it, said a spokesman for the district office on Monday. Of 41 infected residents, 6 are in the hospital. There are also five infected employees. “We cannot yet estimate whether this is the peak of the infection rate,” he said. There were currently 88 people living in the home.

Four out of five living areas are affected by corona infections.

The dead were not boosted, said the spokesman.

He did not provide any further information on the vaccination status.

A spokeswoman for the home carrier, the Kursana Group, said last week that the vaccination rate in the facility was above the national average.

Almost half of the residents already had a booster.

Nevertheless, there are still residents who do not want to be vaccinated or who have medical reasons against it.

Corona in Germany - vaccination campaign with a clear break in on New Year's

Update from January 3, 2022, 12.40 p.m.:

The corona numbers continue to rise in the new year, the RKI reported an increasing nationwide incidence on Monday, January 3, 2022, for the fifth day in a row. However, the number of vaccinations given, especially over New Year's Eve, has plummeted. On New Year's Day, according to the RKI, just 25,582 people nationwide had been vaccinated against corona. But already on Sunday, January 2nd, the vaccination campaign had slowly picked up again. According to official information, 129,069 vaccinations were administered that day.

The numbers also fell significantly for a short time over the Christmas period from December 24th to 26th.

This means that at least 59.2 million people in Germany have been vaccinated twice or have received a single vaccination from Johnson & Johnson.

That is 71.2 percent of the total population.

At least 32.3 million people (38.9 percent) also received a booster vaccination.

According to the RKI, 21.5 million people in Germany are currently not vaccinated, including 4.0 million children up to the age of four for whom no approved vaccine is currently available.

Tyrol: Another Corona outbreak among ski instructors

Update from January 3, 2022, 12:10 p.m.:

In the Austrian state of Tyrol, a group of ski instructors has again seen an increased incidence of corona infections.

In St. Anton am Arlberg, 17 ski instructors from a ski school tested positive and then separated, the state of Tyrol confirmed on Monday in a report in the

.

Previously, ski instructors in Kirchberg had already been found infected.

According to the newspaper's report, the number of infected people increased to 25 in this case. The ski instructors had shared accommodation.

In the federal state of Tyrol, the seven-day incidence was most recently around 430 corona cases per 100,000 inhabitants and thus above the Austria-wide average of around 250.

Corona cluster at the ski instructor group in Tyrol (Austria).

Health authorities call for corona tests (symbol photo).

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Update from January 3, 2022, 11:20 a.m.:

The corona virus tears a father, his wife and their son from their lives in Germany.

Five daughters remain - four of them are minors.

Update from January 3, 2022, 10:35 a.m.:

The corona virus cannot be stopped even by national borders, now numerous researchers have become infected on a polar station in Antarctica.

They had previously entered South Africa.

Corona escalation after the holidays?

Numbers rise again - next cruise ship interrupts voyage

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Berlin - Many experts had already warned in advance of many contacts at Christmas and the holidays, New Year's Eve should also have ensured many indoor celebrations. How much the holidays favored the spread of the coronavirus will become clear in the course of the next few days, but the Robert Koch Institute is already reporting an increase in the nationwide seven-day incidence. The number of infections also continues to climb.

The RKI has reported an increase in the incidence for the fifth day in a row.

Accordingly, the value of new infections per 100,000 inhabitants and week on Monday is 232.4.

For comparison: the previous day the value was 222.7.

A week ago the nationwide incidence was also 222.7 (previous month: 442.1).

But although the value is already climbing continuously, the RKI assumes that the numbers are under-recorded.

Because there is less testing and reporting between the years, the actual numbers could be higher.

The health authorities in Germany reported 18,518 new corona infections to the RKI within one day.

Exactly one week ago there were 13,908 infections.

According to the new information, 68 deaths were recorded across Germany within 24 hours.

A week ago there were 69 deaths.

Cruise ship "Mein Schiff 6" breaks off trip due to corona cases

The coronavirus is now also putting many travelers on the table.

After the cruise ship "Aida Nova" of the Rostock shipping company Aida Cruises ended its trip early on Sunday due to Corona cases in Lisbon, the cruise ship "Mein Schiff 6" of the shipping company Tui Cruises is now also canceling its current trip in Dubai.

"The background to this are isolated cases of Covid-19 on board that were discovered during the voyage.

As a purely precautionary measure and to protect guests and crew, TUI Cruises has now decided to take this short break, ”said the Hamburg-based company on Monday night.

According to the information provided by the shipping company, the voyage for the majority of the approximately 2000 passengers would have ended on Monday as planned.

The involuntary break affects both those who had booked a connecting cruise and the guests who wanted to go on board in Dubai.

According to the information, Tui Cruises is currently organizing return flights for all guests who would have wanted to continue their journey.

How much longer will Germany be affected by Corona?

Virologist Martin Stürmer is optimistic about the Covid year 2022 *.

There could be some relaxation soon.