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Corona test center in Thuringia (archive picture)
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The nationwide seven-day incidence of new corona infections has fallen slightly.
According to the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) on Tuesday morning, the value was 432.2.
As the RKI further announced, citing data from the health authorities, 36,059 new infections were recorded within 24 hours.
Exactly one week ago there were 45,753 infections.
The seven-day incidence indicates the number of new infections per 100,000 inhabitants within a week.
The value had risen rapidly since the beginning of November, but has since stagnated at a high level: on Monday the value was 441.9.
When evaluating the infection rate, however, it should be borne in mind that experts are currently assuming a noticeable underreporting.
Health authorities and clinics can no longer keep up with reporting cases, at least in individual regions.
Since the beginning of the pandemic, health authorities have reported a total of 6,222,020 cases.
The actual number of cases is likely to be higher, however, since many infections are not recognized.
The total number of deaths rose to 103,520.
On November 18, the federal and state governments set the so-called hospitalization incidence as the decisive yardstick for tightening the corona measures.
This value indicates how many people per 100,000 inhabitants are in hospital within seven days because of a corona infection.
From a value of three, the 2G rule applies across the board for events in a federal state - that is, only those vaccinated against the coronavirus and those recovered from Covid-19 are allowed.
The number of corona patients admitted to clinics per 100,000 inhabitants within seven days was given by the RKI on Monday at 5.32.
Bundestag advises on compulsory vaccination
This Tuesday, the Bundestag is for the first time discussing the planned corona vaccination requirement for staff in clinics or nursing homes.
The plans of the traffic light parties SPD, Greens and FDP also provide that vaccinations can also be carried out by dentists or pharmacists in the future.
The countries should also be given the opportunity to take stricter corona measures such as restaurant closings in hotspots.
The Infection Protection Act, which was only reformed in November, is to be changed again for the new regulations.
The goal is to make a decision this week.
The Federal Council will therefore hold a special session on Friday.
mic / dpa-afx
