The number of confirmed new infections in Germany continues to rise. For the first time in around four months, the threshold of 2,000 new corona cases is exceeded in one day. However, a direct conclusion about the dynamics of the pandemic can only be drawn to a limited extent from the figures.
The number of new infections reported daily in Germany has exceeded the threshold of 2000 and reached the highest level since the end of April. The health authorities in Germany reported 2034 new corona infections within one day (data status 08/22 at midnight), according to the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) in the morning.
The peak of the daily reported new infections was at the end of March / beginning of April at more than 6000, after which the values fell significantly. The number of records has been increasing again since the end of July. However, the current increase in the number of cases does not allow direct conclusions to be drawn about the occurrence of the infection, since the number of tests carried out has recently increased immensely. The RKI announced a few days ago that the increasing number of cases can currently not only be explained by the increased number of tests. Nationwide there are a large number of smaller outbreaks that are associated, for example, with larger celebrations in family and friends, according to the situation report from Friday (21.8.). In addition, a large proportion of corona cases are identified among travelers returning, especially in the younger age groups.
R value remains stable
Since the beginning of the Corona crisis, at least 232,082 people in Germany have demonstrably been infected with the Sars-CoV-2 virus, as reported by the RKI. According to the RKI, the number of deaths in connection with a corona infection is 9267. Seven more deaths have been reported since the previous day. According to RKI estimates, around 206,600 people had survived the infection by Saturday morning.
According to RKI estimates in Germany, the number of reproductions, or R value for short, was 1.02 (previous day: 1.04) according to a statement on Friday. This means that an infected person infects another person on average. The R-value depicts the infection rate about one and a half weeks beforehand.
In addition, the RKI gives a so-called seven-day R-value. It relates to a longer period of time and is therefore less subject to daily fluctuations. According to RKI estimates, this value was 1.12 (previous day: 1.14) according to Friday. It shows the infection process from eight to 16 days ago.
The RKI figures usually differ slightly from the case data that ntv.de reports on a daily basis. The ntv.de data team has direct access to the registration figures from the federal states as published by the local ministries and authorities. The RKI, on the other hand, is bound to the legally prescribed reporting channels, which can lead to a delay. In addition, the respective daily values map different recording periods: the ntv evaluation collects the country information published by the evening and uses this to calculate a daily status of the reported number of cases, which is usually published from 8 p.m. The RKI’s recording system, on the other hand, takes into account incoming reports up to midnight, with the current data status being announced the following morning.
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