According to the Robert Koch Institute, the seven-day incidence has increased for the fifth day in a row. RKI boss Wieler assumes an increase in the number of corona infections this autumn.
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RKI: Incidence rises for the fifth day in a row
The seven-day incidence in Germany increased for the fifth day in a row. The Robert Koch Institute (RKI) gave the value as 72.7. The previous day the value was 70.8, a week ago it was 66.1. The health authorities reported 8,682 new corona infections to the RKI within one day.
According to the new information, 17 deaths were recorded across Germany within 24 hours. The RKI has counted 4,373,789 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 4,147,000. The number of people who died with or with a proven infection with Sars-CoV-2 rose to 94,618.
10.10.2021 • 04:38 am
RKI boss expects more infections after the autumn vacation
The head of the Robert Koch Institute (RKI), Lothar Wieler, assumes an increase in the number of corona infections this autumn. The holiday traffic during the autumn holidays will “again lead to more infectious entries from abroad,” said Wieler to the newspapers of the Funke media group. The “severity and duration of such a wave” is difficult to predict, however.
In the summer, up to 20 percent of the reported corona infections originated abroad, said Wieler. “There will be a significant increase in the numbers again now.” The more life moves indoors in the coming weeks, the greater this increase will be. “How high the wave will be depends primarily on the vaccination rate.”