The Omikron wave has a firm grip on the region around Offenbach, Hanau and Darmstadt. The incidence in the district of Offenbach has recently increased significantly.
Offenbach/Hanau/Darmstadt – The Omikron wave is currently hitting the region around Offenbach, Hanau and Darmstadt with full force. Since the turn of the year, the number of corona cases has increased again. Some regions in southern Hesse are currently also considered a corona hotspot due to persistently high incidences. The current case numbers can be found at the end of the text.
A crucial way out of the pandemic is vaccination against the coronavirus. Especially corona vaccinations for children are currently in high demand. Since December 2021, children from the age of five can also be vaccinated. A nationwide vaccination obligation has recently been repeatedly discussed, but not implemented.
| Disease: | Coronavirus, Covid-19 |
| Pathogens:t | Sars-CoV-2 |
| Occurrence:t | Worldwide |
| First known case:t | December 1, 2019 |
| Newly discovered variant:t | Variant Omikron (B.1.1.529) |
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Corona in Offenbach, Darmstadt and Hanau: Critical infrastructure is gearing up against Omikron
Since the beginning of the fourth wave and the rapid spread of the Omikron variant, the critical infrastructure in the region around Offenbach, Hanau and Darmstadt has also been set up for emergencies. Shift groups in the police, fire brigade, medical and municipal care are separated from each other in order to be able to quickly break infection chains.
The corona case numbers in the region around Offenbach, Hanau and Darmstadt continue to be at a high level. (Icon image)
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Since September 2021, in addition to the corona incidence, there have been two other indicators that are used to assess the infection situation in the country – the hospitalization incidence (or rate) and the utilization of intensive care beds. According to the RKI, the hospitalization incidence in Hesse is currently 6.72 (data as of 09.02.2022, previous week: 6.02). The figure describes the number of patients admitted to Hessian hospitals for Covid-19 within one week per 100,000 inhabitants according to DIVI-Intensive Register currently (as of 10.02.2022, 06.25) 204 patients with Covid-19 are being treated in intensive care units in Hesse. According to IVENA software, 1,207 Covid patients were on the normal wards (as of: 06.02.2022, 11 a.m.).
An overview of the current infection figures for the region around Offenbach, Hanau and Darmstadt:
- City in Offenbach: 558 New infections, 0 new deaths, 7-day incidence at 2057.4 (2172.8)
- Circle in Offenbach: 1894 New infections, 2 new deaths, 7-day incidence at 2515.0 (Previous day: 2297.1)
- Main-Kinzig-Kreis: 1488 New infections, 3 new deaths, 7-day incidence at 2169.8 (previous day: 2153.2)
- City Hanau* (in MKK): 7-day incidence at 2472
- Circle Darmstadt-Dieburg: 785 New infections, 2 new deaths, 7-day incidence at 1581.1 (Previous day: 1581.8)
- City of Darmstadt: 413 New infections, 0 new deaths, 7-day incidence at 1857.7 (Previous day: 1897.9)
- Odenwaldkreis: 309 New infections, 1 new death, 7-day incidence at 1622.7 (Previous day: 1602.0)
- Circle Mountain road: 692 New infections, 0 new deaths, 7-day incidence at 1425.0 (Previous day: 1441.6)
- Source: Robert Koch Institute | Last updated: 10.02.2022, 03.58 | Notes: Due to different reporting channels, the figures of the Ministry and those of the cities and districts may differ slightly. As a rule, the lower the reporting level, the more up-to-date the figures are. New infection or death values below 0 are due to reporting corrections.
- *Source: Corona in Hanau | As of: 09.02.2022 | The infection numbers for the city of Hanau are not explicitly reported by the Robert Koch Institute.
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