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The Robert Koch Institute (RKI) reported 22,964 new infections with the novel corona virus in Germany within 24 hours on Saturday. On Friday, a new record was recorded with 23,648 new infections in one day. The number of deaths recently increased from 254 to 13,884.
According to the latest RKI figures, a total of 902,528 infections have been recorded in Germany since the start of the pandemic. The number of people recovered on Saturday was around 593,100. Thus, there are around 295,500 active corona cases in Germany. Media: In this country there are as many infected people as there are inhabitants of the Bavarian city of Augsburg.
The seven-day incidence
In most cities and counties, the critical value of new corona infections (50 per 100,000 population in seven days) is currently exceeded, sometimes by a multiple. This animated chart shows how the number of risk areas has increased so far:
R value
According to RKI’s management report, the so-called seven-day R was 1.05. The value represents the onset of infection 8-16 days ago. If it is above 1 for a long time, the infection rate increases.
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How common is Corona around the world?
The private Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore (USA) determines the world number of corona cases. If you compare the German Johns Hopkins numbers to the RKI, then the RKI appears to be lagging behind in registering new corona cases. Reason: Both institutions determine the number of cases in different ways.
This is how the RKI works
As the independent federal authority for infectious diseases, the Robert Koch Institute is currently determining all of our lives with its figures, examinations, and the knowledge gained from them.
People with 90 different professions from 50 countries work there. Of the 1,296 employees, 1,224 are in Berlin and 72 in the Wernigerode branch. The Berlin 24/7 Situation Center alone has 150 employees.
