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Status: 03.17.2021 7:32 am
Just two weeks ago, the federal and state governments had toughened up an opening strategy, but easing it is becoming increasingly distant. Nearly 13,500 new infections were reported to the RKI. The seven-day incidence is now 86.2.
The number of corona virus infections is again increasing significantly in Germany. The Robert Koch Institute (RKI) reported 13,435 new infections in one day. That’s almost 8,000 more cases reported than the day before. Compared to Wednesday of last week, the increase is even greater: At that time, the RKI had reported 9146 fewer new infections. However, the number of Hamburg cases was not included in the statistics for that day.
83.7 to 86.2
With the numbers growing, the so-called seven-day incidence also takes a leap: it is now 86.2 after a value of 83.7 on Tuesday. The value quantifies the number of people in a population of less than 100,000 who are infected with the pathogen per week.
The number of deaths related to corona infection increased by 249 in 24 hours. A week ago, the RKI, with the exception of the Hamburg numbers, reported 300 deaths in one day. According to the institute, a total of 73,905 people who were infected with the corona virus have died since the outbreak of the pandemic. Almost 2.6 million people have contracted the virus so far.
All federal states above the incidence limit of 50
With the increase in infections, all federal states are again exceeding the limit of 50 new cases below 100,000 inhabitants per week. The value is currently highest in Thuringia at 173.1. Saxony and Saxony-Anhalt are also above the 100 baseline for incidence with 109.1 and 105.3, respectively. From this limit, the emergency brake, which had been agreed by the federal and state governments, must be pulled, that is, the crown measures will be tightened again.
However, from a baseline of 50 new infections per 100,000 population per week, further relaxation should be possible again. Currently, however, only Saarland and Schleswig-Holstein are close to this limit, with values of 53 and 53.8.
