This reports at the beginning of the year Health department only 33 New infections with the Coronavirus in the state capital. However, it can be assumed that this is an artificial dent in the numbers, as significantly fewer people can be tested on the holidays and delays in reporting chains can occur.
277 Deaths since the beginning of the pandemic
According to Health department are two other people related to Covid-19 died. This increases the total number of fatalities in Dresden to 277 since the pandemic began. The Health department emphasizes that all of the deceased are people who carried the new pathogen and who Covid-19 was the main cause of death. According to our own calculations, the mortality rate is 1.8 percent.
The Robert Koch Institute (RKI) provides information about the age and gender distribution of the deceased. So far (as of January 1, 0 a.m.), the institute recorded 275 Covid deaths in its data Dresdenthe majority (about 74 percent) of whom were 80 years or older. That’s what counts here RKI 92 male and 111 female victims. In addition, 48 men and 22 women between the ages of 60 and 79 died. So far, only two were younger Infectedwho fall into the 35 to 59 year old group. Here reports that RKI of one female and one male fatality.
So far 15 624 Coronafälle in Dresden
According to the current data of the Health department 33 other Dresdeners have proven to be with the Coronavirus infected. The total number of cases since the beginning of the pandemic has risen to 15,624. However, the majority of those affected have overcome the respiratory disease. The city currently estimates 12,030 recovered. People are considered to have recovered who did not need to seek medical help ten days after a positive test. If you subtract the number of people who have recovered and the number of people who have died from the total number of infections, there are 3317 known active cases on Friday Dresden.
7-day incidence in Dresden at 224
Despite a hard lockdown for almost three weeks, the 7-day incidence is in Dresden still far from a moderate level. At the New Years Day is its value according to the calculations of the Health department 224. This is the number of people infected on average per 100,000 inhabitants in the last seven days. In general, contact follow-up is only possible up to a 7-day incidence of 50.
The RKI has a value of 217.1 on Friday for Dresden calculated. The deviation from the value of the city comes about in such a way that the RKI the incidence was calculated using the number of cases reported to him by midnight. The city, on the other hand, expects the latest case numbers. In any case, lies Dresden still well above the national average of the 7-day incidence, which is loud RKI currently at 141.9.
Ten free intensive care beds in Dresden
The situation remains in place on Friday as well Dresden Clinics tense. The Health department logs in New Year only two briefings in connection with Corona. Nevertheless, 87 percent of the non-intensive care beds made available for Covid patients are currently occupied. 49 are still available.
When it comes to serious illnesses, the city reported on Friday of 94 Covid intensive care patients. Ten intensive care beds are currently still available, which corresponds to a 90 percent occupancy rate. The city refers to its information on the figures of the central hospital control center Dresden/ Ostsachsen, which coordinates the distribution of corona patients. The inpatients treated may be people who are in Dresden are resident or come from the Dresden area.
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More women than men in Dresden infected
About the age and gender distribution of the Infected give the numbers of the Robert Koch Institute Information that the number of cases from the Health authorities the cities and counties receives. The RKI counts so far (as of January 1st, 12 midnight) 15,508 Coronafälle in Dresden. Of these, 6947 (45 percent) are accounted for by males and 8561 (55%) by women.
Most infections in 35 to 59 year olds
The 35 to 59 year olds are in Dresden numerically most often. That’s what counts here RKI 5865 infections. That makes a share of around 38 percent. This is followed by 15 to 34 year olds with 4583 positive tests. They make up about 30 percent of the previous cases. Then come the 60 to 79 year olds. In this age range, the federal authority counts 2289 cases, which makes up around 15 percent. People who are 80 years or older have been infected times in 1977. That’s about 12 percent of all Coronafälle in Dresden. At the same time, this is where the most fatal course of the disease occurs.
So far there have been comparatively few young patients in Dresden. That counts in the age group of zero to four year olds RKI 157 infections since the beginning of the pandemic, which makes up around 1 percent. Children between five and 14 years of age were infected 637 times, which in relative numbers makes up 4 percent of the previous cases.
Significantly more women over 80 infected
As for the gender distribution of the Infected For that matter, the biggest difference is in the group of seniors who are 80 years or older. That’s what counts here RKI 1363 women and 614 men. This means that more than twice as many women over the age of 80 fell ill as men.
In relation to the total population is the number of Infected in Dresden still low. With 560,693 inhabitants (as of September 30th) stuck loud Health department 15,624 people so far, which makes an infection rate of around 2.8 percent. However, it should be noted here that the unreported number of Coronafälle, especially due to unnoticed asymptomatic disease progression, is probably significantly higher.
Outbreaks in Dresden community facilities
Although in Dresden Daycare centers and schools currently only provide emergency care for children of systemically important workers, some boys and girls are still isolated at home. The Health department on Friday reported quarantine measures for five daycare centers with 67 people affected and for two schools where the number of people isolated is currently unknown. There are also three care facilities with 16 people in corona-related quarantine.
Von Laura Cato
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