RKI on Corona in Germany: 16,017 new Corona infections in one day

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IWithin a day, according to the Robert Koch Institute (RKI), health authorities in Germany on Sunday 16,017 new corona infections reported. This is about 7,000 fewer cases than the day before, when 23,399 new cases were reported within 24 hours, a new high.

However, the number of registered cases is usually lower on Sundays, partly because fewer tests are carried out over the weekend. Last Sunday the number of new infections reported was 14,177. Since the start of the pandemic, RKI has registered a total of 658,505 infections.

The number of coronavirus-related deaths rose by 63 to a total of 11 289. The so-called Seven days R. was included according to the RKI situation report on Saturday night 1.04 (Previous day: 0.99). This means that ten infected people infected another ten people on average. The value represents the occurrence of the infection eight to 16 days ago. If it is less than 1 for a long time, the infection process subsides.

Crown in Europe

Austria most recently it had a record number of deaths from Covid 19 within 24 hours to 72. The situation is “dramatic”, said Health Minister Rudolf Anschober. Hospital admissions and intensive care have reached new highs. The recently imposed blockade measures have not yet led to a significant easing; the number of new infections was Friday 6,464 specified. There are currently no further restrictions.

Italy reported a record number of new corona infections on Saturday. As a result, more than 39,800 new infections were counted within 24 hours and 425 deaths.

In view of an enormously increasing number of new corona infections Poland The human rights commissioner has asked the Warsaw government to accept the medical assistance offered by Germany.

In Poland, the number of new daily coronavirus infections hit the 28,000 mark for the first time. Arrived within 24 hours 27,875 new cases added, most (4290) in Silesia. During the same period, 349 people died from the virus. Since the start of the pandemic, there have been 7,636 deaths related to a corona infection in Poland. The country has around 38 million inhabitants. Germany has classified Poland as a risk area.

In view of the drastically increasing number of new infections, further restrictions on public life have been in force in Poland since Saturday. Cinemas, theaters and museums are closed again, as are shops in shopping centers, with the exception of grocery stores and pharmacies. All schools are switching to distance learning. The conditions are expected to apply until 29 November.

In Czech Republic The Ministry of Health registered 11,549 new infections within 24 hours. 403,497 cases of infection are thus ascertained. The country, home to 10.7 million people, has had the largest number of population deaths in Europe in the past two weeks. So far, 4,330 people have died from or with the virus. The Czech Republic also has one of the highest infection rates in Europe.

Corona in the world

More than 47.9 Millions of people have been shown to be infected with the coronavirus. This is the result of a Reuters poll based on official data. Over 1.22 million people have died from the virus. The United States, India, Brazil, Russia, and France have the highest number of cases of infection.

The United States of America register with at least 131,420 The new corona infections set a record for the fourth consecutive day. This increased the total number of infections to 9.91 million, according to a Reuters poll based on official data. The number of deaths after infection has increased at least 1039 to 237.289. The United States is the country most affected by the pandemic in the world.

In Russia For the first time since the start of the pandemic, more than 20,000 new coronavirus infections have been registered in one day. Authorities announced in Moscow on Friday that there have been more than 1.7 million cases recorded since the start of the pandemic in the spring. Since the beginning of October there have been new highs almost every day in the largest country in the world.

For comparison: In Germany, health authorities reported over 21,500 new infections within 24 hours on Friday. In Russia, with its 144 million inhabitants, the figure was 20,580. According to official data, about 29,900 people have died so far in the country, of which more than 1.2 million are believed to have recovered. However, experts expect a large number of unreported cases among infections in Russia.