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The 20,000 infections per day mark was hit repeatedly recently, Germany is in the middle of the second corona wave before the official start of winter. And so far there are no signs of slowing down. On the contrary: according to Federal Minister of Health Jens Spahn, up to 40 percent of people in Germany are at risk of the pandemic.
“We have 23 million Germans over 60,” said the “Bild” CDU politician. The minister continued: “We are a prosperous country with diseases of civilization: diabetes, high blood pressure, obesity. All risk factors for this virus, as well as for many infectious diseases, by the way.” He warned: “If the definition is followed, 30 to 40 percent of the population is at risk.” The Federal Republic is the second oldest country in the world after Japan.
Regarding the current infection situation, Spahn said: “If about two percent of the 20,000 newly infected people have to go to intensive care in one day, that’s 400 a day. If intensive medical treatment and support they last an average of 15 days, that’s 6000 “.
Intensive care units are refilling
Germany “will reach this number in November, which is basically predictable.” For the health system, this burden can only be overcome “with considerable stress.” “If intensive care medicine is too crowded, cluttered, overloaded, then it’s too late,” Spahn said of “Bild.”
The number of corona patients in intensive care units in Germany almost peaked in the spring over the weekend. The German Interdisciplinary Association for Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine (DIVI) reported Sunday that 2,904 Covid-19 patients are being treated in intensive care. According to DIVI, the previous high was reached on April 18 with 2,933 Covid 19 patients in intensive care units.
Banger look at the numbers at the start of the week
According to the Robert Koch Institute on Sunday, the number of new infections was most recently 16,017 cases in one day. That was about 7,000 fewer cases than the day before, when a new high was reached with 23,399 new cases. However, the number of cases registered is usually lower on Sundays, in part because fewer tests are done on weekends. The number of deaths related to the virus increased from 63 to a total of 11,289.
According to a poll conducted on behalf of Ergo-Versicherung in mid-October, 41 percent of the German citizens surveyed considered themselves to be part of a risk group. It was the smallest among young people up to age 30 with 11 percent, and the most among those over 60 with 75 percent.
