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On Sundays, the number of new infections is usually slightly less than during the week; however, more than 11,000 new cases of corona were recorded. The R-value has also increased: ten infected people infect an average of 14 other people.
The number of new coronavirus infections remains high. As the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) announced on Sunday morning, citing information from health authorities, 11,176 new cases of infection were registered in 24 hours.
The number of registered cases is usually lower on Sundays than during the week because fewer tests are carried out on weekends and health authorities do not usually provide all the data.
Technical difficulties
The total number of cases of infection registered in Germany since the beginning of the pandemic amounted to 429,181. The day before, the RKI announced the highest number of new infections in Germany since the start of the pandemic, with 14,714 cases. However, it also included cases that had already been registered on Thursday but were only reported to the RKI on Friday due to technical problems.
The number of new infections in Germany has been well above previous spring highs for days. However, the numbers are difficult to compare, as far more tests for the virus are now being analyzed than back then. The number of deaths in Germany related to the new coronavirus has now risen to 10,032, as the RKI also announced. There are 29 more deaths than the day before. According to the institute, the number of people recovered is around 317,100.
Ten infected people infected 14 other people
According to RKI’s management report on Saturday, the number of views, or R-value for short, was 1.36 (previous day: 1.23). This means that 10 infected people infect almost 14 other people. The R value represents the infection rate approximately one and a half weeks earlier.
In addition, the RKI gives the so-called seven-day R in its management 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 1.38 on Saturday (previous day: 1.30). It shows the infection process from 8 to 16 days ago.
