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The number of active corona cases in Germany continues to rise: On Wednesday morning, the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) reported 18,487 new infections in 24 hours.
Since the beginning of the pandemic, 705,687 people in Germany have been infected with Sars-CoV-2. The number of deaths related to the virus rose by 261 to a total of 11,767 on Wednesday morning, according to the RKI.
The RKI estimates that around 454,800 people have recovered, 13,600 more than the day before. Therefore, the number of active cases is around 239,100.
BUT: The curve seems to slowly flatten out.
The previous peak of new infections was reached on Saturday with 23,399 cases. Y: Compared to Wednesday a week ago, the number of new cases increased only relatively slightly this Wednesday at 1,273 cases. On Tuesday, the number of new infections fell slightly compared to the previous week; for the first time since September, Tuesday’s value was lower than the previous week.
According to the RKI, it will take two to three weeks until the effect of the partial closure, which has been in effect since last Monday (2.11.) With the closure of several facilities, is shown in the contagion figures by the range from contagion to symptoms , testing and registration. However, data from the Corona Monitor of the Federal Institute for Risk Assessment (BfR) had shown that citizens had already behaved more cautiously before. This effect, like certain measures, such as the regional curfew, could already be felt.
The seven-day incidence
The hope that the number of new infections may gradually stagnate also increases with another value: the so-called 7-day incidence. The number of new infections recorded per 100,000 inhabitants in seven days was, according to RKI data, on Tuesday (at midnight) across the country at 139.1 and therefore only slightly above the day’s value. above 139.
This animated graph shows how the number of risk areas has increased so far: In almost all cities and districts, the critical value of new corona infections (50 per 100,000 population in seven days) is currently exceeded, sometimes by one multiple.
R value
According to the RKI situation report on Tuesday night, the number of views, or the R-value for short, was 0.88 in Germany. The R value represents the infection rate approximately one and a half weeks earlier. If it is below one for a long time, the infection process subsides.
The RKI also gives a seven-day R call, which shows what happened 8 to 16 days ago. This value refers to a longer period of time and is therefore less subject to daily fluctuations. According to RKI estimates, it is currently 0.92 (previous day 0.98).
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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 shaping all of our lives with its figures, research, 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 24/7 Berlin Situation Center alone has 150 employees.
