corona pandemic
RKI: The number of outbreaks in homes is increasing again significantly
The number of corona cases in Germany continues to rise – also in old people’s and nursing homes. photo
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Despite the warm summer months, the number of corona cases in Germany remains at a high level. This is now also noticeable in old people’s and nursing homes.
The number of corona outbreaks in old people’s and nursing homes has recently increased significantly again. Outbreaks with at least one new case were reported to the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) in the past week from 235 of these institutions, as can be seen from the weekly report on Thursday evening. In the previous week there were 192.