Despite the partial lockdown, the number of deaths and newly infected people in Germany remains high. The health authorities reported 590 deaths to the RKI within 24 hours. Health Minister Spahn is particularly concerned about nursing homes.
The number of coronavirus-related deaths reported within 24 hours has skyrocketed and has reached a new high. The German health authorities reported 590 new deaths within one day to the Robert Koch Institute (RKI). That is 103 cases more than the previous record of 487 deaths last Wednesday.
20,815 new infections
A total of 20,815 new infections with the coronavirus were reported within 24 hours. On Wednesday in the previous week, the value was 17,270. The highest daily value so far was on November 20 with 23,648 cases. The number of daily deaths had tended to go up recently, which was expected after the steep increase in new infections.
The total number of people who died with or with a proven infection with Sars-CoV-2 rose to 19,932 on Wednesday. For all of Germany, the RKI also gave a new high of 149.1 new infections per 100,000 inhabitants in seven days. At the beginning of the partial lockdown in November, there were around 120.
The federal and state governments want to achieve that there are fewer than 50 – so health authorities could track infection chains again. The RKI has counted 1,218,524 detected infections with Sars-CoV-2 in Germany since the beginning of the pandemic (as of December 9, 00:00 a.m.). It is estimated that around 902,100 people have now recovered.
Strict adherence to the visiting rules required
Meanwhile, Federal Health Minister Jens Spahn called for strict compliance with the visiting rules in nursing homes. There are protective equipment and more and more rapid tests. “Nevertheless, with a view to Christmas, we all have to internalize: It takes orderly procedures to visit the mother, father or partner,” said the CDU politician of the “Neue Osnabrücker Zeitung”. “Because once the virus is in the facility, it strikes brutally,” he warned.
There is progress in the rapid tests for home visitors. “The situation is improving, now the smears can be carried out by trained personnel, not just by specialists,” said Spahn. Students or volunteers could also help if they were instructed in the smear technique beforehand. However, rapid tests are only a snapshot and do not provide absolute security.
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