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Status: 07/20/2021 5:21 a.m.
The RKI reported 1183 new infections in the morning. The seven-day incidence rose to 10.9. In the flood disaster areas, there are increasing concerns about the rapid spread of corona. All developments in the live blog.
05:21 am
Reuters count: Europe passes 50 million cases
According to a count by the Reuters news agency, coronavirus infections in Europe were the first region in the world to break the 50 million mark. A million new infections occur roughly every eight days, and there have been almost 1.3 million deaths since the beginning of the pandemic. Europe remains one of the hardest hit by the pandemic, accounting for 27 percent of infections and 31 percent of deaths worldwide.
4:54 am
Concern about the spread of corona in flood disaster areas
In the state governments of North Rhine-Westphalia and Rhineland-Palatinate, there are fears that the number of corona infections will increase due to the relief efforts and emergency accommodation for many people after the flood disaster. “At the moment, many people are coming together in a very small space to deal with the crisis together. We now have to be careful that dealing with the disaster does not turn into a superspreader event,” said David Freichel from the Corona communications staff at the State Chancellery in Rhineland-Palatinate Editorial network Germany. The State Ministry of Health is preparing a special vaccination campaign in the disaster areas in consultation with the authorities of the affected districts.
4:54 am
RKI reports 1183 new infections – Incident climbs to 10.9
The Robert Koch Institute has reported 1183 new infections. That is 537 more than on Tuesday a week ago, when 646 new infections were reported. The seven-day incidence continued to rise, to 10.9 from 10.3 the previous day. The value indicates how many people per 100,000 inhabitants have been infected with the corona virus in the past seven days. 34 other people died related to the virus. This increases the number of reported deaths to 91,397 within 24 hours. In total, more than 3.7 million corona tests have so far been positive in Germany.