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At least 75 cases unrelated to Tönnies

Mass tests in the population in the district of Gütersloh have shown dozens of infections with the coronavirus. Thousands of other test results are still pending.

In the district of Gütersloh, the number of detected Sars-CoV-2 infections in the population without a direct connection to the Tönnies workforce has increased “noticeably”. The reason for this is probably the much more extensive tests, but many of the infected showed no symptoms, the circle said in a message on Saturday evening. In the seven days up to and including Friday (June 20 to 26), 75 cases without connection to the meat company Tönnies had become known. That was 28 more than the same period the previous day.

A few hours earlier, NRW Health Minister Karl-Josef Laumann (CDU) had reported after visiting a test center in Gütersloh that only 9 infections had been detected in around 4,100 tests in the general population. However, he did not specify a period for this data. A ministry spokesman pointed out that the circles often have data earlier than at the state level.

More than 1,500 sufferers at Tönnies

According to the district, the increase is probably due to the strong expansion of the tests among others in the six diagnostic centers. A spokesman for the district referred to the unreported number of infections, which is also suspected in Corona. A good sign is that there is no increase in those suffering from Covid-19.

In the Gütersloh and Warendorf districts after the outbreak of the Coronavirus A restricted lockdown was announced in the Tönnies plant with more than 1,500 infected employees by June 30. The key indicator of new infections per 100,000 inhabitants within the past seven days had risen above 50 in the two districts in which many Tönnies employees live. In the Warendorf district, however, it is again clearly below this brand.

The Ministry of Health hopes that the tests in the general population will show the extent to which the virus has spread. Since the regional lockdown is limited to June 30, a decision on expiry or extension must be made on Tuesday at the latest.

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