After the Wiesn: Corona trend in Munich continues - bed occupancy increases sharply

Created: 10/04/2022 13:19

By: Lucas Sauter-Orengo

The Corona numbers in Bavaria are also increasing due to the Oktoberfest in Munich.

© Wolfgang Maria Weber / IMAGO

The Oktoberfest in Munich is over, the corona numbers are increasing.

This trend is now also evident in hospitals.

Munich - The Oktoberfest is over.

After a two-year Corona break, there were celebrations again on the Theresienwiese in Munich.

However, what many experts had already feared appears to be happening now.

The number of infections in the state capital is currently increasing rapidly.

This development could already be observed during the Wiesn.

Now this trend is also reflected in the clinics.

Oktoberfest: Corona numbers in Munich continue to rise - the effects are now noticeable in clinics

On Tuesday, the city reported a total of 478 hospital beds occupied by corona patients in normal, intensive care and transitional wards.

That was an increase of 61 percent from Tuesday last week.

Compared to the last day before the Oktoberfest starts, the increase is even 137 percent.

On the normal wards, the numbers have been increasing significantly for over a week.

In the meantime, however, the upward trend has also reached the intensive care units.

Munich: Corona increase due to Oktoberfest?

Bed occupancy is increasing rapidly

On Tuesday, the city reported 39 occupied beds, 15 more than a week ago.

Health Minister Karl Lauterbach (SPD) expects the numbers to increase further.

"We will then see more severe courses with a delay of maybe ten to fourteen days and then also a load in the intensive care units," said Lauterbach on the RTL / ntv program "Frühstart".

"It is a pity that it has come to this." A sharp increase in incidences has been observed in Munich since last week.

A connection with the Oktoberfest is obvious and is also made by experts.

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However, it usually takes some time before increasing incidences are reflected in hospitals, since there is a time lag between infection and possible hospital admission.

The officially reported incidence in Munich and Bavaria fell on Tuesday, but that was an effect of the public holiday on Monday.

The health authorities did not report any new cases to the Robert Koch Institute, but reports from last Monday were not counted.

In all likelihood, the incidence will rise again significantly on Wednesday.