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Corona leads to excess mortality in Germany
According to the Federal Statistical Office, the corona pandemic is leading to excess mortality in Germany. Christoph Unger, Vice President of the authority known as Destatis, said on Thursday: “The corona pandemic has led to excess mortality in Germany. In 2020 the number of deaths rose by 46,000 cases or five percent compared to 2019. This would be due to the aging of the population alone an increase in the number of deaths of around two percent, or around 20,000 cases, was to be expected. The increase was even stronger in the first twelve months of the pandemic from March 2020 to February 2021. 7.5 percent or almost 71,000 more people died than in the twelve months before this period. These deaths so far deviated from the expected development the highest in December 2020 and January 2021. During this time, the additional deaths were almost congruent with the COVID-19 deaths reported to the RKI. We are currently seeing one again Increase in excess mortality and COVID-19 deaths. ” Germany is currently in the middle of the fourth wave of infections. According to the Robert Koch Institute, around 70,000 new corona infections were reported within 24 hours. The nationwide seven-day incidence fell again slightly to 422.3 from 427.0 the previous day. 465 other people died related to the virus. This increases the number of reported deaths within one day to 104,512. One of the main ways out of the pandemic is the nationwide corona vaccination. The new federal government under Chancellor Scholz wants to push this path further.
In the first twelve months of the pandemic from March 2020 to February 2021, 7.5 percent more died than in the twelve months prior to this period.