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The health authorities in Germany

reported

8,103

new corona infections to

the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) within one day

.

In addition,

96

new deaths were recorded

within 24 hours

.

That comes from the numbers of the RKI from Sunday.

On Sunday, the number of cases reported by the RKI is usually lower, among other things because fewer tests are carried out on the weekend.

Exactly one week ago, the RKI had recorded

7,890

new infections and

157

new deaths

within one day

.

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According to the RKI, the

number of new infections reported within seven days per 100,000 inhabitants (

seven-day incidence

) was

66.1

nationwide on Sunday morning

- and thus slightly higher than the previous day (65.6).

The number of new infections in Germany fell significantly for weeks in January and February.

Recently, however, it stagnated, which could also be due to the spread of more contagious variants.

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Four weeks ago, on February 7th, the incidence had been 76.

Its previous high was reached on December 22nd at

197.6

.

The high of

1,244

newly reported deaths was reached on January 14th.

Among the new infections registered within 24 hours

, the highest value was reached on December 18

with

33,777

- but it contained 3500

late reports

.

The RKI has counted

2,500,182

detected infections with Sars-CoV-2 in Germany

since the beginning of the pandemic

.

The actual total number is likely to be significantly higher, as many infections are not detected.

The RKI

stated the

number of those who had

recovered

at

around

2,304,300

.

The total number of people who died with or with a proven Sars-CoV-2 infection rose to

71,900.

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According to the RKI situation report on Saturday, the

nationwide

seven-day R-value

was

1.06

(previous day 1.04).

This means that 100 infected people theoretically infect 106 more people.

The value represents the occurrence of the infection eight to 16 days ago.

If it is below 1 for a longer period of time, the infection process subsides;

if it is consistently higher, the number of cases increases.

So far corona-free New Caledonia reports the first infections

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In the French overseas territory of

New Caledonia

, which has been

spared the coronavirus for a long time

, nine infections with the pathogen have been detected.

New Caledonia's President Thierry Santa announced a two-week lockdown on Sunday, due to come into effect on Monday evening.

The goal is to "interrupt the transmission of the virus while there is still time," said Santa in front of journalists.

According to the authorities, the source of the infection was discovered through tests carried out after the illness of a school principal in the nearby French overseas territory of Wallis and Funtuna.

The teacher developed the first Covid-19 symptoms in mid-February and may have been contagious by the end of January, Santa said.

The patient is in serious condition.

He may be flown from Wallis and Funtuna to the New Caledonian capital Nouméa for treatment.

The South Pacific island groups New Caledonia and Wallis and Funtuna in northwest Australia were until recently among the few areas in the world where not a single domestic corona case had been recorded.

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Despite lockdown,

Hungary

reported a new high of 7269 new corona infections on Saturday.

That is 14 percent more cases than on Friday, as the authorities say.

The country with around ten million inhabitants has one of the highest infection and death rates in the world.

Recently, the numbers rose rapidly despite a partial lockdown.

The health authorities pointed to the spread of the British and South African mutants, which are considered more contagious.

Prime Minister Viktor Orban's government speaks of a “very strong third wave” and has therefore recently tightened the lockdown that has been in place since mid-November.

Now most of the shops have to close and the primary schools are also switching to homeschooling.

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Corona worldwide

In the 

United States 

, health officials recorded at least

60,255 new infections

within 24 hours

on Saturday (local time)

.

This gives a Reuters count based on official data.

In total, around

29.06 million people tested positive

for the coronavirus.

At least

1,517

other people died from the virus.

The total number of deaths rises to 524,824.

The USA has the highest number of infections and deaths in the world.

Chile

has meanwhile donated

40,000 doses of

the Chinese Sinovac vaccine to Ecuador and Paraguay, as reported on Saturday.

This is announced by the governments of the two South American countries.

The donation underscores the strong differences between Latin American countries in fighting the pandemic.

Richer Chile has already vaccinated a quarter of its population with at least one dose.

In Ecuador and Paraguay, on the other hand, vaccinations are progressing very slowly.