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Accumulated incidence in Germany once again adds a new record

The accumulated incidence in Germany added another new peak, with 386.5 new infections with coronavirus per 100,000 inhabitants in seven days, while the insufficient vaccination rate, of 68%, opens the debate on its obligatory nature. Thus, the incidence rose from 372.7 yesterday, 303 a week ago and 95.1 a month ago. The health authorities reported 30,643 new infections in 24 hours and 62 deaths, while the number of active cases shoots up to 637,200, according to data from the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) of virology updated last morning. The cumulative rate of admissions in seven days is currently 5.34 in Germany, and the occupancy in the ucis of patients with covid-19 is 15.3% of beds available in critical care units for the adult population. The vaccination rate in Germany continues to be one of the lowest in Europe, with only 70.5% of the population vaccinated, 68.0%, with the full schedule, which has opened the debate about a possible obligation. Speaking to the public channel ZDF, the president of the RKI, Lothar Wieler, stressed the importance of vaccinating the maximum number of people and administering the booster dose to those already immunized with the full schedule. (Eph)

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