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Monday, December 14, 2020
RKI reports 16,362 new cases
Incidence continues to rise at record levels
The infection rate in Germany remains worrying. As usual, the numbers are lower on Mondays than on other days. But the weekly comparison shows a sharp increase in infections and also in deaths.
The number of new coronavirus infections remains high. According to the Robert Koch Institute (RKI), 16,362 new cases were transmitted in one day. That’s about 4,000 more cases than last Monday, when the number of new infections reported was 12,332. The previous record was reached on Friday with 29,875 reported cases. On Sundays and Mondays, the number of cases published by the RKI is usually lower, not least because fewer tests are performed on weekends.
German health authorities also reported 188 new deaths. Exactly a week ago this value was 147. On Friday the previous high of 598 deaths was reached. The trend in the number of daily deaths had recently increased, which was also expected after the sharp increase in new infections. The total number of people who died with or with a proven Sars-CoV-2 infection increased to 21,975. The 7-day incidence, which is decisive to assess the situation, new infections reported per 100,000 inhabitants in seven days, also increases significantly. On Sunday it was at a high of 169. On Monday it rose even higher to 176.4.
The RKI has counted 1,337,078 infections detected with Sars-CoV-2 in Germany since the beginning of the pandemic (until December 14, 00:00). An estimated 984,200 people have recovered. According to RKI’s situation report on Sunday, the national seven-day R-value was 1.12 (previous day: 1.17). This means that, in theory, 100 infected people infect 112 more people. After fluctuating around 1 for weeks, it has been above 1.1 since Friday. The value represents the onset of the infection 8 to 16 days ago. Only when it is below 1 for a longer period does it decrease.
Note: The RKI figures generally differ slightly from the case data that ntv.de reports daily at night. The data team at ntv.de has direct access to the federal state registration figures published by the ministries and local authorities. The RKI, on the other hand, is linked to legally prescribed reporting channels, which can lead to a delay.
In addition, the respective daily values map different recording periods: the ntv assessment collects the country information published at night and uses it to calculate a daily status of the number of reported cases, which is generally published as of 8 pm The RKI’s recording system, on the other hand, takes into account incoming reports until midnight, and the current status of the data is announced the next morning.
