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The number of new corona infections has risen sharply and exceeded 65,000 for the first time in the pandemic.
The health authorities in Germany reported the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) the maximum value of
65,371 new corona infections
within one day
.
Exactly one week ago, more than 50,000 new infections per day were counted for the first time.
The
RKI gave the
seven-day incidence
at 336.9 - also a high.
For comparison: the previous day the value was 319.5, a week ago it was 249.1 (previous month: 74.4).
This is evident from the numbers that reflect the status of the RKI dashboard at 3:53 a.m.
According to the new information,
264 deaths were
recorded across
Germany within 24 hours
.
A week ago there were 235 deaths.
The RKI has counted 5,195,321 detected infections with Sars-CoV-2 since the beginning of the pandemic.
The actual total number is likely to be significantly higher, as many infections are not recognized.
The number of corona patients admitted to clinics per 100,000 inhabitants within seven days - the most important parameter for a possible tightening of the corona restrictions - was given by the RKI on Wednesday at
5.15
(Tuesday: 4.86).
With the indicator it must be taken into account that hospital admissions are sometimes reported with delay.
A nationwide threshold, from when the situation can be viewed critically, is
not provided
for the
incidence of hospitalization,
among other things because of large regional differences.
The previous high was around 15.5 around Christmas time.
The RKI stated the number of those who had recovered at 4,564,200.
The number of people who died with or with a proven infection with Sars-CoV-2 rose to 98,538.
aar / dpa