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The previous day, with 6,638 new cases, the highest value since the start of the pandemic had been registered in Germany. Last week, the RKI reported 4,516 new infections on Friday.
The current values are only partially comparable with those of the spring, because now many more tests are being done and therefore more infections are discovered.
Increase in patients with crown in intensive care units
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.
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.
Playback value increases
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 from 8 to 16 days ago.
- Current crown numbers in Germany:
