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German health authorities reported 25,533 new corona infections to the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) within 24 hours. In addition, there were 412 deaths, the RKI announced Friday morning. However, the figures are only partially comparable with the values of the previous week. The RKI expected fewer tests and fewer reports from health authorities during the holidays. Last Friday, a peak was recorded with 33,777 infections, but this included 3,500 late registrations. Additionally, 813 deaths were reported at that time. The peak of 952 deaths was reached last Wednesday (December 16).
The number of new infections per 100,000 inhabitants (incidence of seven days) reported to health authorities in seven days was 188.8 on Friday. A high of 197.6 was reached on Tuesday. Saxony achieved by far the highest value: there, the seven-day incidence is 441.3, that is, more than double the national average. Thuringia follows with a value of 320.6. The lowest value is recorded in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania with 87.1.
The RKI has counted 1,612,648 infections detected with Sars-CoV-2 in Germany since the start of the pandemic (until December 25 at 00:00 am). The total number of people who died with or with a proven Sars-CoV-2 infection rose to 29,182 as of Friday. According to estimates, around 1,206,200 are now considered to have recovered.
According to the RKI report on Thursday, the seven-day national R-value was 0.97 (previous day: 0.92). This means that 100 infected people infect 97 more people. The value represents the onset of the infection 8 to 16 days ago. If it is below 1 for a long time, the infection process subsides.
