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The number of new corona virus infections recorded daily in Germany has reached a new record with more than 23,000 cases. As the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) announced on Saturday morning, citing information from health authorities, 23,399 new cases of infection were registered in one day. This surpassed the record number of 21,506 cases announced on Friday.
According to the latest RKI figures, a total of 642,488 infections have been recorded in Germany since the start of the pandemic. The number of coronavirus-related deaths in Germany rose to 11,226, 130 more than the previous day. The number of those who recovered was around 412,000.
The current infection figures are only partially comparable to those of the spring, as many more tests are now underway and more infections being discovered as a result.
In late September, Chancellor Angela Merkel (CDU) warned that there could be 19,200 new infections a day by Christmas. This value was almost exceeded at the end of October.
R-value just below 1
According to RKI’s management report on Friday, the number of views, or R-value for short, was 0.90. An infected person infects slightly less than another person on average. The R value represents the infection rate approximately one and a half weeks earlier. For comparison: the day before it was 0.79, in October it was stable well above 1.
In addition, the RKI gives the so-called R of seven days in its management report. The value refers to a longer period and is therefore less subject to daily fluctuations. According to RKI estimates, this value was 0.99 on Friday. The number indicates that, on average, each person infected with SARS-CoV-2 infects another person. Due to the large number of infected people in Germany, RKI continues to expect a large number of new cases every day.
To contain the spread of the virus, a partial lockdown has been implemented in Germany since Monday. Restaurants, bars, museums and gyms are closed. Furthermore, contacts were restricted. This initially applies for one month.
On November 16, the prime ministers of the federal states and Chancellor Angela Merkel want to take stock of the measures taken.
