6,729 new infections with the coronavirus reported

 The  health authorities in Germany reported 6,729 new coronavirus infections to the Robert Koch Institute within one day.

That is around 400 fewer than on Monday a week ago.  The  number of deaths related to the virus rose 217 to a total of 52,087. Since not all health authorities transmit data on the weekend, the RKI figures are usually lower on Mondays than on other days of the week.

 The  nationwide seven-day incidence is 111.2 infections per 100,000 inhabitants. A value below 50 is aimed for.

Further articles on the coronavirus

We have created a news blog. In view of the large amount of information, this provides an overview of the most important current developments.

+ Current developments: Figures on the coronavirus in Germany (as of January 25)
+ New rules: This is how the federal states implement the resolutions (as of January 21)

Test and protection

+ Protection:

 The  vaccination ordinance: who will be vaccinated first, who later? (As of: January 17)
+ Dates: how, when and where can I get vaccinated? (Status: 21.1.)
+ Biontech and Pfizer: What is known about the side effects of the corona vaccine (as of January 14th)
+ Protection: So it is about the development of vaccines against the coronavirus (status: 06.01.)
+ Corona infection: how reliable are the tests? (As of: January 13th)
+ Sick people: New findings in the search for drugs (as of January 6th)
Treatment: How does an antibody drug work and when is it useful? (As of January 25th)
+ What is the situation like in the hospitals? (As of: January 21st)
+ Economy: How the world of work deals with the number of infections (as of January 11th)

Contagion and Transmission

+ Virus variants: how dangerous are the new mutations of the coronavirus? (As of: January 17)
+ Opponents of infection protection measures: What AfD and lateral thinkers have to do with the spread of the coronavirus in Germany (as of December 17)
+ Transfer: What role do aerosols play (as of January 22)
+ Excess mortality: How deadly is the coronavirus really? (As of: January 9th)
+ Travel warning:

 The  current list of risk areas (as of January 13)
+ Major events: What will happen to the Olympics and the European Football Championship? (As of January 22nd)
+ Sport: Why clubs fear for their existence (as of January 22)

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This message was broadcast on January 25th, 2021 on Deutschlandfunk.