More than 90,000 infections for the first time: RKI reports new high - incidence also breaks record

Created: 01/14/2022 06:28

By: Jennifer Lanzinger

What's next in Germany in view of the omicron variant?

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The corona virus is currently spreading at breakneck speed, the RKI is reporting a new absolute maximum number of infections.

The incidence also breaks a new record.

The news ticker.

• The seven-day incidence breaks a new record.

• The RKI reports more Corona* cases of infection than ever before.

• This news ticker is continuously updated.

Berlin – For two years now, the corona virus* has determined everyday life in Germany and many other countries.

Above all, the new variant Omikron is currently causing a rapidly increasing number of infections.

The Robert Koch Institute is now actually reporting a new high.

The incidence also breaks a new record.

More than 90,000 infections for the first time: RKI reports new high - incidence also breaks record

For the first time, more than 90,000 new corona infections were reported to the RKI within one day. According to data from Friday morning, 92,223 people have tested positive for the virus in the past 24 hours. There was a record two days ago. On Wednesday, the number was greater than 80,000 for the first time. Exactly one week ago there were 56,335 new infections recorded, although there were gaps in tests and reports during the holidays.

The seven-day incidence also peaked at 470.6.

For comparison: the day before the value was 427.7.

A week ago, the nationwide incidence was 303.4 (previous month: 375.0).

According to the new information, 286 deaths were recorded across Germany within 24 hours.

A week ago there were 264 deaths.