Corona incidence in Bavaria is falling significantly - but how realistic are the numbers?

Created: 04/09/2022, 04:49 am

By: Katarina Amtmann

Compared to the previous week, the corona incidence in Bavaria has fallen significantly.

But many cases are probably no longer recorded.

The news ticker for Bavaria.

• Corona * in Bavaria: Incidence is falling – but how realistic are the numbers?

• Corona rules: Masks have not been compulsory in retail since the weekend.*

• This ticker on the Corona situation in Bavaria is updated regularly.

Update from April 8, 8:16 a.m

.: The corona incidence in Bavaria continues to decline.

The Robert Koch Institute (RKI) reported 1,383.2 new infections per 100,000 inhabitants in seven days on Friday.

The previous day the value was 1514.5.

However, the Free State is still well above the nationwide incidence, which the RKI stated on Friday at 1181.2.

Current corona numbers for Bavaria

• 30,747 new infections in 24 hours

• 64 new deaths in one day

However, experts have been assuming for some time that numerous cases are no longer recorded at all - because the health authorities are overloaded and not all infected people have a PCR test done.

Only an infection detected by a PCR test counts in the statistics.

What is the situation in Bavaria's clinics?

The UKR in Regensburg reports that the pressure on the general wards has been high for weeks. * In Nuremberg, there is talk of many staff failures: "It's a balancing act every day to compensate for these failures," said a spokeswoman to

Update from April 7, 4 p.m.:

After the failed vote in the Bundestag to introduce general corona vaccination, Bavaria’s Health Minister Klaus Holetschek is calling for a new attempt.

“One thing is clear to me: This topic is not about party politics, but about the matter at hand.

It is important to introduce a general obligation to vaccinate that makes sense and is legally secure," said the CSU politician on Thursday in Munich.

All the course would have to be set in order to be well prepared for the fall.

“Older unvaccinated people have a significantly increased risk of becoming seriously ill.

The vaccination gap in this age group is still too high,” he emphasized.

"For this very reason, compulsory vaccination can make sense, at least for everyone over a certain age."

Holetschek continues to hope for compulsory corona vaccination - Aiwanger on the other hand

The failure of the application in the Bundestag was foreseeable, said Holetschek.

Furthermore: “The compromise proposal from the traffic light coalition was knitted with much too hot a needle – despite months of discussions on the subject.

The decisive mistake lies with the federal government: it has shied away from responsibility and ducked away for far too long.”

On the other hand, Minister of Economics and Free Voters boss Hubert Aiwanger expressed his satisfaction with the result: "That's a good thing," he said.

Now it must be a matter of “finally implementing sensible solutions before next winter”, such as more capacity in hospitals and care facilities, including staff.

Corona incidence in Bavaria is falling significantly - but how realistic are the numbers?

First report from April 7, 10:22 a.m .: Munich

– The seven-day incidence * in Bavaria has fallen.

The Robert Koch Institute gave the value on Thursday (April 7) at 1514.5.

The previous day it was 1628, a week ago it was 2042.1.

Corona in Bavaria: The current numbers

• 35,939 new infections in 24 hours (a week ago: 53,600)

• 55 dead in one day (total now: 22,813)

Corona numbers in Bavaria: Probably not all cases are recorded

For a long time, however, experts have been assuming that there will be a large number of cases not recorded by the RKI - due to overburdened health authorities and because not all infected people have a PCR test done.

Only these count in the statistics.

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Corona rules in Bavaria - These measures and easing apply in the Free State

The corona rules have been relaxed in Bavaria since Sunday (April 3rd).

Prime Minister Markus Söder had previously announced this with gnashing of teeth.* Since then, there has no longer been a mask requirement in retail, schoolchildren can also do without the mask.* Before Sunday there were still access restrictions - including for gastronomy - the 2G/3G rules have been omitted since the weekend Likewise.*

You can read which corona rules apply and which relaxations have come into force* in our overview.