Virus Reproduction Number in Germany above Critical Value 1

Ten infected people in Germany currently infect 11 more people. According to the Robert Koch Institute, the increase made it necessary “to monitor developments very carefully in the coming days.”

According to the Robert Koch Institute (RKI), the infection rate for the new coronavirus has risen above the critical mark 1 in Germany. The so-called replay number with data from May 9 at 0:00 is 1.10, as the RKI writes in a situation report released on Saturday night. The value indicates how many more people are infected on average by one infected person. This means that ten people currently infected infect eleven other people with the virus.

The RKI has repeatedly emphasized that for the epidemic to decrease, the number of reproductions must be less than 1. On Wednesday, the RKI had given the value at 0.65. Since then, the number of reproductions has constantly increased.

However, the institute continued to report: Due to statistical fluctuations, which would be reinforced by lower numbers overall, it is still not possible to assess whether the trend of new infections, which has been declining in recent weeks, has continued, or if the number of cases has increased again. “The increase in the estimated R value makes it necessary to watch development very carefully in the coming days,” writes the RKI.

169,400 infections until Sunday

By Sunday morning, more than 169,400 infections with the corona virus had been registered in Germany. This is an increase of around 1100 new infections in a daily comparison. According to reports, at least 7,435 people infected with the pathogen Sars-CoV-2 have died across the country so far, an increase of 98 in 24 hours.

According to RKI estimates, around 144,400 people survived the infection in Germany. As for other countries, experts also expect a large number of unreported cases in Germany.

According to federal state statistics, Bavaria has a particularly high number of registered infections with more than 44,500 cases and at least 2,164 deaths, North Rhine-Westphalia with more than 34,700 cases and at least 1,423 deaths, and Baden-Württemberg with more than 33,200 confirmed cases and at least 1,542 deaths. The time a new daily status is reported varies from state to state. Based on 100,000 inhabitants, Bavaria has the highest number of infections with a value of 340.5. The national average was 203.8. However, the number of tests performed per 100,000 inhabitants differs in the federal states.

Many people were infected in slaughterhouses, highlighting the catastrophic accommodations of many workers and consequently drawing criticism.