Corona incidence is increasing: New figures apparently show a bad effect in carnival strongholds

Created: 07/03/2022 05:17

By: Markus Hofstetter

The number of people infected with Corona continues to grow.

However, the vaccination campaign is faltering, and warnings are being given that the next wave of corona will have a severe course.

All information in the news ticker.

• The seven-day incidence increases for the fourth consecutive year.

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  see first report

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• The head of the German Association of Cities warns of vaccination gaps in the population.

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  see first report

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• The FDP insists on reducing corona measures in spring.

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  Update from March 6, 12:46 p.m.

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• This news ticker on Corona* in Germany is continuously updated.

Update from March 6, 8:20 p.m .: There is a clear increase in the incidence in the carnival regions: According to

, the incidence, especially in the group of 20-29 year olds, rose

sharply.

According to the North Rhine-Westphalia State Center for Health, it is 4336.6, a week ago it was 1387.1.

Michael Hallek, director of the Cologne University Hospital, also sees the carnival effect: "You don't have to be a scientist to understand this.

The connection seems absolutely clear," he told the

.

Health Minister Karl Lauterbach (SPD) told the newspaper that this development shows how quickly the number of contacts rose.

And he warned: “We still have 200 deaths a day.

And we have many patients who will keep permanent damage forever.

Unfortunately it's not over yet.

I warn against completely careless behavior. ”Lauterbach had recently warned of a “summer wave” of the corona virus *.

Corona in Germany: Apparently more depression, alcohol and drug abuse among young people

Update from March 6, 3:37 p.m .:

Corona apparently leads to more depression in young people, who in turn are susceptible to alcohol and drug abuse.

This is shown by an evaluation by the health insurance company DAK Bayern for the pandemic year 2020, which is available to the

.

The basis is data from almost 104,000 children and young people from Bavaria who are insured with the health insurance company. 

According to this, 6.7 percent of all 10- to 17-year-olds diagnosed with depression were diagnosed with addiction at least once within a year.

In contrast, addiction was only documented in 0.6 percent of the students without depression.

The risk for children suffering from depression to be treated for substance abuse is almost 13 times higher.

In addition, the connection between depression and addiction increased significantly by 21 percent compared to the previous year.

Elimination of corona restrictions: Germans are drawn back into the distance

Update from March 6, 2:44 p.m .:

With the elimination of numerous corona restrictions, the world’s largest travel group Tui has recorded a strong booking intake, according to its Germany boss Stefan Baumert.

"Our customers have some catching up to do," said Baumert of the

.

One is convinced that one can approach the level of 2019.

According to the Tui boss, there is strong demand for Spain, Greece and Turkey for the summer.

Mallorca will come back as the most popular destination for Germans for air travel.

He also expects a revival of classic long-haul destinations such as Thailand, Mexico, the Dominican Republic, Cuba and Indonesia.

A big comeback is expected for the USA*.

Corona situation in Germany: FDP is pushing for the end of the corona measures

Update from March 6, 12:46 p.m .:

Karl Lauterbach* (SPD) has warned of being too careless in the development of the corona and is still pushing for important protective instruments.

The Federal Minister of Health received objection from the FDP, which insists on an extensive end to everyday restrictions.

"When the danger situation eases, measures must also be reduced," said Federal Minister of Justice Marco Buschmann (FDP) to the newspapers of the

(Sunday).

"You can't just preventively restrict millions of basic rights in the long run." Every solution must take this into account.

FDP Vice Wolfgang Kubicki told the

that he was sure that Lauterbach's ideas for further far-reaching measures beyond March 20 would not be realized.

It cannot be explained to anyone why Germany is acting “as a wrong-way driver” in the fight against corona in Europe.

“We will not support such a special path.

We didn't have an overload of the healthcare system and we won't get any more because of Corona."

Corona incidence continues to rise - Novavax is a slow seller

First report:

Berlin – The Robert Koch Institute (RKI)* has recorded an increase in the nationwide seven-day incidence for the fourth day in a row.

The RKI gave the value of new infections per 100,000 inhabitants and week on Sunday morning as 1231.1.

The previous day the value was 1220.8.

A week ago, the nationwide incidence was slightly higher at 1240.3.

As the RKI further reported, citing data from the health authorities, the number of new infections reported within 24 hours was 116,889.

The day before there were 192,210 new infections.

The total number of registered cases of infection in Germany since the beginning of the corona pandemic has increased to 15,790,989.

Corona in Germany: RKI reports 116,889 new infections

Corona virus in Germany: Official statistics are only of limited significance

However, experts assume a high number of cases that are not recorded by the RKI.

One reason is the limited capacity of health authorities, for example, so that contacts can only be traced to a limited extent.

In addition, according to the ALM laboratory association, there are now a larger number of people whose infection is no longer confirmed by a PCR test*.

These infections are therefore not included in the official statistics.

According to the RKI, 51 further deaths related to the corona virus were registered nationwide within 24 hours.

A week ago there were 57 deaths.

The total number of corona deaths recorded in Germany rose to 124,102.

However, the actual total is likely to be much higher as many infections go undetected.

Corona virus in Germany: the number of those who have recovered rises to over twelve million

The number of corona-infected patients who came to clinics per 100,000 inhabitants within seven days was 6.35 on Friday.

Among them are many people with a positive corona test who have another main illness.

The value is not reported on weekends.

The RKI gave the number of recovered people on Sunday as 12,119,200.

The number of people who died from or involved a proven infection with Sars-CoV-2 rose to 124,102.

Vaccination campaign against coronavirus: no run on Novavax

According to the German Association of Cities, the Corona vaccination campaign has lost momentum.

On the new Novavax vaccine * there is "still no run" in the vaccination centers, said Managing Director Helmut Dedy of the

(

).

Dedy warned against too large vaccination gaps in the population.

This means that you risk many difficult courses again with the next corona wave.

There is no run on the Novavax vaccine yet © Bihlmayerfotografie/imago

Dedy is nonetheless confident that hesitant people could still be persuaded to get vaccinated.

The aim is to get even more people to get a corona vaccination.

The newly approved Novavax vaccine has the “potential to reach those people who are skeptical about previous corona vaccines”.

Above all, it is important to reach those people who are urgently needed for supply and care in the health sector.

The Standing Committee on Vaccination (Stiko) has been recommending the Novavax vaccine for adults since early February.

The vaccine is protein-based and differs from other vaccines previously approved in the EU, which are either so-called mRNA or vector vaccines.