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Values like these were the last during the high corona phase in early April – the Robert Koch Institute has reported more than 4,000 new infections. The proportion of positive tests also increased rapidly.
The number of new corona virus infections in Germany has exploded. Health authorities reported 4,058 new corona infections in the previous 24 hours, the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) said. That’s more than 1,200 more cases than on Wednesday, when 2,828 new infections were reported, a new record since April. A value higher than that now reported was last reached in early April.
According to the RKI, at least 310,144 people in Germany have been shown to have been infected with the Sars-CoV-2 virus since the beginning of the Corona crisis (data as of October 8 at 12:00 am). According to the RKI, the number of deaths related to a corona infection is 9578. That is 16 more than the day before. About 269,600 people survived the infection according to RKI estimates.
The positive test rate rose sharply to 1.64 percent during the week of September 28-October 2. The week before it was 1.22 percent and before that 1.16 percent.
Countries toughen measures
In response to the growing number of cases, most federal states decided Wednesday that tourists from Germany from risk areas can only be accommodated if they can show a negative corona test that is no more than 48 hours old. This should work for travelers from areas with more than 50 new infections per 100,000 inhabitants within seven days.
However, five countries made different statements about the decision. Thuringia made it clear that it doesn’t want to endorse a lodging ban – at least Berlin doesn’t want to get on board right away. Lower Saxony and Bremen want to check it out. Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania wants to adhere to even stricter quarantine rules.
