RKI reports more than 7,600 new infections – incidence over 60

According to the Robert Koch Institute, there were again more new infections on Sunday than a week ago.  The  incidence is moving further and further away from the important 50 reference value.

 The  health authorities in Germany reported 7,676 new corona infections to the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) within one day. In addition, 145 new deaths related to the virus were registered within 24 hours, according to figures from the RKI on Sunday. A week ago, the RKI had recorded 6,114 new infections and 218 new deaths within one day.

 The  number of new infections reported within seven days per 100,000 inhabitants (seven-day incidence) nationwide was 60.2 – and thus higher than the previous day (57.8).

 The  previous high was reached on December 22nd at 197.6.

On Sunday, the number of cases reported by the RKI is usually lower, partly because fewer tests are carried out on the weekend.

 The  data reflect the status of the RKI dashboard from Sunday at 3:10 a.m., subsequent changes or additions to the RKI are possible.

R value increases to 1.07

 The  high of 1,244 newly reported deaths was reached on January 14th. With 33,777 new infections registered within 24 hours, the highest value was reached on December 18. However, it contained 3,500 late registrations.

Since the beginning of the pandemic, the RKI has counted 2,386,559 detected infections with Sars-CoV-2 in Germany (as of February 21, 3:10 a.m.).

 The  actual total number is likely to be significantly higher as many infections are not detected.

 The  total number of people who died with or with a proven Sars-CoV-2 infection rose to 67,841.

 The  RKI gave the nationwide seven-day R-value on Saturday afternoon as 1.07 (previous day 1.01). That is the highest value in several weeks. This means that 100 infected people theoretically infect 107 more people. This could indicate that the more contagious virus variants are spreading faster despite the lockdown.