Another infected patient died in NRW, which is particularly affected by the coronavirus. It is the third known death in the most populous federal state – and in Germany.
In the district of Heinsberg in North Rhine-Westphalia is another with that Corona virus infected patient died – it is the third known death in Germany. The patient died in the Heinsberg hospital, a spokeswoman for the district said on Wednesday. The “Rheinische Post” had previously reported.
The deceased is a 73-year-old from Übach-Palenberg. According to the district, the man was a dialysis patient with severe previous illnesses. “The infection with the coronavirus had also affected his health,” it said. It is not known where the patient could have been infected with the new virus.
On Monday, two people died in Germany for the first time after illness with the new pathogen SARS-CoV-2. The first victim was an 89 year old woman eat, the second a 78-year-old man from Gangelt in the Heinsberg district.
The number of diagnosed illnesses in NRW also increased on Wednesday, but rather slightly: There were 687 in the morning (as of 10 a.m.) Infections after 642 cases in the late Tuesday afternoon (as of 5:30 p.m.), as reported by the NRW Ministry of Health. The district of Heinsberg in the far west of the most populous federal state is particularly affected by the virus with 365 cases. The Robert Koch Institute recorded almost 1,300 cases across Germany.
Further spread cannot be prevented
According to the North Rhine-Westphalian Minister of Health Karl-Josef Laumann (CDU), further spread of the virus cannot be prevented. He said that on Wednesday morning in the Düsseldorf Landtag. But everything must be done to delay the spread as much as possible. Laumann emphasized that older and pre-ill people would have to be given special protection and the healthcare system kept functional.
The government of North Rhine-Westphalia announced a decree on Tuesday. This states that no events with more than 1,000 expected visitors are to take place nationwide “until further notice”. Alternatively, sporting events could take place without a spectator.
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