Im Saarland is the Corona incidence dropped again. The Robert Koch Institute is giving the value, which shows the number of new infections per 100,000 inhabitants per week, on Friday (5 August 2022). 513,7 on (previous day: 553.1; previous week: 832.4). Within a day, the health authorities counted 660 positive PCR tests (previous week: 1,040).
Four new deaths registered
Die total number of cases in the state rose 386.309. This also includes reinfections. Four other people are related to a corona infection died. They come from the districts of Merzig-Wadern (2) and St. Wendel (1) as well as the Saarbrücken regional association (1). if actively infected apply at the moment approx 20.500 people (previous day: 21,400; previous week: 26,100). The number of recovered increased to 364.000.
Corona situation in the Saar districts
Situation in the intensive care units and incidence of hospitalization
Die hospitalization rate is included according to the new information 7,72. 33 People with a corona infection are currently in the Saarland intensive care units (previous day: 29; previous week: 45). According to Divi register 5 from them invasively ventilated (previous day: 6; previous week: 8).
a notice
Die RKI data can due to delay in reporting from their own Data of the Saar districts differ. No information is given about the number of tests.
Explanation of terms
Number of cases: She gives the total number of cases in Saarland since the first appearance of the corona virus. She shows with it Not how many people are currently infected with the virus. Recovered and dead are not excluded from this number.
Incidence: The seven-day incidence indicates how many people per 100,000 inhabitants were infected with the corona virus within a week.
Hospitalization incidence: The value shows how many corona patients per 100,000 inhabitants were admitted to the hospital in a seven-day period – on all wards. Because of the delay in reporting, he can clearly see the actual hospitalization rate underestimate.
Number of dead: She shows the total number of people who died from or with a corona infection. Forensic doctors estimate that the majority of the corona dead died because of the infection.
Number of active infections: She says how many people im Moment are infected with the coronavirus. This number is one estimated value of the RKI.
Number of recovered: Of the estimated value of the RKI indicates how many people were infected with the corona virus and their infection is now back survived to have. The number shows Not indicates how many people suffer from possible late effects (Long-Covid) leiden.
Sources used:
– Robert Koch Institute
– German interdisciplinary association for intensive care and emergency medicine
– own research
