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Because the corona infection process has recently flattened out, the experts at the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) see the zenith of the corona summer wave as passed.
The nationwide seven-day incidence fell again last week by a total of 27 percent after the significant drop in the previous week and declined in all federal states and age groups.
This emerges from the RKI weekly report from Thursday evening.
Currently, the number of known
infections has increased by
49,839
to just under 31.5 million
within 24 hours .
That is 9,667 fewer cases than on Friday a week ago, when 59,506 infections were recorded.
The
seven-day incidence
drops to
345.9
from 354.5 the previous day.
The RKI reports
167 more deaths
related to the corona virus.
The known total is 145,561.
According to the weekly report, the number of people infected with Sars-CoV-2 with symptoms of an acute respiratory infection in Germany and the number of visits to the doctor by infected people have fallen, “so that the current wave peak seems to have been exceeded”.
Nevertheless: From the RKI's point of view, it is too early to give the all-clear.
In addition, outbreaks in nursing homes have tended to decrease.
The number of hospital admissions of people who had a severe acute respiratory infection and a Covid 19 diagnosis has fallen in the past week, as has the number of patients with Covid 19 diagnosis in intensive care units, the experts write.
The RKI also recently spoke of a decline in deaths related to the virus - in the past week with 372 deaths reported compared to 444 in the previous week.
The data showed that even in the case of severe illnesses, the current wave appears to have peaked.
The RKI experts warn that people over the age of 80 are still most affected by severe illnesses.
High numbers expected in hospitals
The decline in serious illnesses is currently progressing much more slowly than is observed in the overall figures.
According to the RKI, despite the improved situation in the past week, the infection pressure remains high in all age groups - and so does the burden on the health system.
With a view to the next few weeks, the institute expects a “continued high number of hospitalizations, Covid 19 patients requiring intensive care and deaths, especially in older age groups”.
Accordingly, the RKI continues to call for compliance with the recommendations for avoiding infection "absolutely" - and once again emphasizes the great importance of vaccination.
Federal Minister of Health Karl Lauterbach will also look at the current corona situation on Friday morning, who will again be taking questions from journalists on the podium at the federal press conference.
The Berlin doctor Leif Erik Sander should also sit on the podium.
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