In Germany, approximately 2.4 million Corona have been made according to the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) so far, laboratory tests.
This relates to the period up to and including week 17 of this year, said RKI President Lothar Wieler in Berlin. Approximately 7.2 percent of the Tests were positive.
With the calendar week 18, the laboratory capacities were about 142,000 per day, it said, citing data from 133 laboratories.
Efforts would be made to increase the test capacity. It is important to get an accurate picture.
Corona-the case numbers continue to decline
The RKI were reported in the past few days, only about 700 to 1600 new Coronavirus cases per day, as Wieler said. “The number of transmitted cases of infection continues to drop. This is a very good news.”
The contagion rate, the so-called reproduction number, currently estimated to 0.71. The number was already in the past few days, between 0.7 and 0.8.
The daily numbers of reported deaths continues to be high, they spent between 40 and 200, said the RKI-chief. The share of the deceased among the confirmed cases had increased in the past few weeks continuously and was now at 4.2 percent.
Furthermore, outbreaks would be sent to in care homes and hospitals. About two-thirds of all cases submitted to it could not associate with currently, but well, where people have been infected, said Wieler.
The sun also to the capacity of the health offices, which are not part yet to be documented outbreaks adequately.
The number of diseases to climb again, would be expected in the current momentum, no bottlenecks at the treatment capacity, Wieler. To ensure that the Numbers do not rise again, will you take care of it.
Deutsche Presse-Agentur (dpa)
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