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Status: 10/22/2021 4:54 a.m.
The RKI reported 19,572 new infections in the morning. Melbourne lifts its lockdown after almost nine months. All developments in the live blog.
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RKI reports 19,572 new infections – the incidence rises to 95.1
The Robert Koch Institute reports 19,572 new infections within one day. That is 8054 cases more than 11,518 were reported on Friday a week ago. The seven-day incidence rises to 95.1 from 85.6 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. 116 more people died related to the virus. This increases the number of reported deaths to 94,991 within 24 hours. In total, more than 4.4 million corona tests have so far been positive in Germany.
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Melbourne lifts lockdown after almost nine months
After a 262-day lockdown, people in Melbourne celebrate the end of the strict lockdown on Friday. Shops, bars and restaurants are now allowed to reopen. For a long time, the city was considered the most heavily sealed-off city in the world.