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The Robert Koch Institute reported 9,557 new corona infections on Saturday, a slight decrease compared to the previous week. However, the seven-day incidence continues to rise across the country.
German health authorities reported 9,557 new corona infections to the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) in one day. In addition, 300 new deaths were recorded in 24 hours. This is evident in the RKI figures.
Exactly a week ago, the RKI had recorded 9,762 new infections and 369 new deaths in one day. The data reflects the status of the RKI dashboard since 03.11 am, subsequent changes or additions to the RKI are possible.
Seven-day incidence increases slightly
According to the RKI, the number of new infections per 100,000 inhabitants reported in seven days (incidence of seven days) was 65.6 in the whole country and, therefore, slightly higher than the previous day (65.4) and the last Saturday (63.8).
The number of new infections in Germany dropped significantly for weeks in January and February. However, it has recently stalled, which could also be due to the spread of more contagious variants.
Four weeks ago, on January 6, the incidence had been 77. Its previous peak was reached on December 22 at 197.6. On January 14, the peak of 1,244 recently reported deaths was reached. Among new infections registered within 24 hours, the highest value was reached on December 18 at 33,777, but it contained 3,500 late reports.
Seven-day R-value at 1.04
The RKI has counted 2,492,079 infections detected with Sars-CoV-2 in Germany since the beginning of the pandemic. The actual total number is likely to be significantly higher, as many infections go undetected. The RKI stated that the number of people recovered was around 2,299,400. The total number of people who died with or with a proven Sars-CoV-2 infection increased to 71,804.
According to RKI’s situation report on Friday night, the seven-day R-value nationwide was 1.04 (previous day 0.99). This means that 100 infected people infect 104 more people. The value represents the onset of the infection 8 to 16 days ago. If it is below 1 for a longer period of time, the infection process subsides; if it is constantly higher, the number of cases increases.
