The health authorities have reported 107,913 new corona infections to the RKI – the incidence drops to 1240.3. According to one estimate, the number of taxis, companies and drivers nationwide has fallen by around a fifth.
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RKI reports 107,913 new infections within 24 hours
The nationwide seven-day incidence of new corona infections has fallen again. According to the Robert Koch Institute (RKI), the value was 1240.3 – on Saturday it was 1253.3 and on Sunday a week ago it was 1346.3. The value quantifies the number of new infections per 100,000 inhabitants over a period of seven days.
As the RKI announced, citing data from the health authorities, the number of new infections recorded within 24 hours was 107,913, after 175,833 the day before and 118,032 on Sunday a week ago. The total number of registered cases of infection in Germany since the beginning of the corona pandemic has thus increased to 14,682,758. In addition, according to the RKI, 57 new deaths related to the corona virus were recorded within 24 hours. The total number of recorded corona deaths in Germany rose to 122,678. The RKI put the number of people who have recovered from corona disease in Germany at around 10,842,300 since the beginning of the pandemic.
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Taxi industry under pressure
The German taxi industry has its back to the wall: The Federal Association of Taxi and Rental Cars estimates that the number of taxis, companies and drivers in Germany has fallen by around a fifth since the beginning of the Corona crisis. In the big cities in particular, where the majority of German taxis are based, the companies are under pressure, explains Managing Director Michael Oppermann.
Tourism, trade fairs, business trips, airport trips and nightlife – all of these have declined enormously during the pandemic – especially in the big cities. And Oppermann is skeptical that the values before the pandemic will be reached again in all areas. In addition, the industry was already under pressure from competitors such as the transport service provider Uber before the outbreak of the pandemic. On top of all this, there are also reclaims of Corona aid, the upcoming increase in the minimum wage and the sharp rise in prices for workshop visits and fuel.
On average, Oppermann considers an increase in taxi tariffs by around a quarter necessary – depending on when and how much the last increase was.