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The data was published by the German Koch Institute, which follows the trend of the pandemic in the country. The institute warned that it is too early to draw conclusions, but also emphasized that new cases should be carefully monitored.
In Germany, the latest official data published today by the Koch Institute, the German body responsible for the control and prevention of infectious diseases, indicate that the RO index, which measures the capacity for contagion, has increased to 1.1, This means that a person positive to Covid-19 infects an average of 1.1. For the epidemic to be considered under control, the Ro index must remain below 1. Only last Wednesday the RO index in Germany had been set at 0.65. (CORONAVIRUS, LIVE UPDATES – THE SPECIAL ONE). However, the index shows a certain range of fluctuation and what matters is the long-term trend. The Koch institute itself warned that it is too early to draw conclusions, but also emphasized that new cases must be carefully monitored. The national epidemiological center also stresses that the estimate presents elements of uncertainty, given that with low increases in absolute numbers, strong rate fluctuations are also possible.
The increased contagion rate
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In at least five locations, another limit set by the federal government according to the Laender has been exceeded: in fact, the districts of Coesfeld (North Rhine-Westphalia), Greiz (Thuringia) broke the ceiling of the 50 new infections by every 100,000 inhabitants Steinburg (Schleswig Holstein), Sonneberg (Thuringia) and Rosenheim (Bavaria).
The situation in Germany
Since the start of the pandemic, 171,324 cases and 7,549 deaths from Covid-19 have been determined in Germany, according to data updated to May 10 on the map of the Johns Hopkins University. The country has already loosened the blockade for a few days and in recent days Merkel has started the restart for May 15 of the Bundesliga, the German soccer championship.
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