Record number of new corona infections in Germany



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There is a clear increase in Covid 19 patients treated in intensive care in Germany. According to the RKI situation report, 655 corona-infected people were cared for in intensive care on Thursday, 329 of whom were ventilated. A week before (October 8) the value was 487 (239 ventilated), in the previous week (October 1) it was 362 (193 ventilated). Around 8,700 intensive care beds are still available in Germany.

Almost 10,000 deaths by corona in Germany

According to the RKI, at least 348,557 people in Germany have been shown to have been infected with the SARS-CoV-2 virus since the start of the Corona crisis (data as of October 16 at 12:00 am). Therefore, the number of deaths related to a corona infection was 9,734. That was 24 more than the day before. According to RKI estimates, around 287,600 have been recovered.

Coronavirus: number of reproductions slightly more than 1

According to RKI estimates in Germany, the number of views, or the R-value for short, was 1.08 (previous day: 1.04) according to Thursday’s management report. This means that an infected person infects another person on average. The R value represents the infection rate approximately one and a half weeks earlier.

Additionally, the RKI gives a seven-day R call in its current status report. The value refers to a longer period of time and is therefore less subject to daily fluctuations. According to RKI estimates, this value was 1.22 (previous day: 1.16). It shows the infection process for eight to 16 days.

(Quelle: What / Dpa)

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