Status: 07/12/2021 6:44 a.m.
According to a media report, the RKI plans to introduce severe corona diseases with hospitalization as an additional leading indicator. The incidence increased for the sixth time in a row and is now 6.4.
According to a media report, the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) wants to introduce hospitalization as an additional leading indicator to classify the pandemic in Germany. This was reported by the “Bild” newspaper, citing an internal presentation by the RKI. Such a practice would mean a departure from the incidence value as the most important indicator of corona policy.
“Several indicators are still necessary for evaluation, but the weighting of the indicators among each other changes”, according to “Bild” in the RKI paper. The institute justifies the addition of hospitalization with the “consequences of increasing basic immunity”.
According to the report, the RKI expects a “decrease in the proportion of severe cases” and therefore calls for a “greater focus on the consequences of the infection”, including serious illnesses with hospitalization, deaths and long-term consequences.
Seven-day incidence continues to rise
The seven-day incidence in Germany meanwhile rose for the sixth time in a row. According to the RKI, it was 6.4 new infections per 100,000 inhabitants within seven days. The health authorities reported 324 new corona infections to the RKI within one day. For comparison: a week ago the value was 212 infections.
According to the new information, two deaths were recorded across Germany within 24 hours. A week ago it was dead. The RKI has counted 3,736,489 detected infections with Sars-CoV-2 since the beginning of the pandemic. The actual total number is likely to be significantly higher, as many infections are not detected. The RKI stated the number of those who had recovered at 3,635,100. The number of people who died with or with a proven infection with Sars-CoV-2 rose to 91,233.