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The health authorities in Germany

reported

20,407 new

corona infections to

the

Robert Koch Institute

(RKI) within one day

.

In addition,

306

new deaths were recorded

within 24 hours

.

That comes from the numbers of the RKI from Thursday morning.

However, the RKI assumes that fewer people will be tested around the Easter holidays, which leads to a lower number of reports to the health authorities.

In addition, it could be that not all health authorities transmit data to the RKI every day.

Exactly one week ago, the RKI had recorded

24,300

new infections and

201

new deaths

within one day

.

According to the RKI, the number of new infections reported within seven days per 100,000 inhabitants was

105.7

nationwide on Thursday morning

.

The day before, the RKI gave this

seven-day incidence

as 110.1.

The RKI has counted

2,930,852

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

2,631,400

.

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

77,707

.

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The nationwide

seven-day R-value

was

0.76

(previous day: 0.81)

according to the RKI management report on Wednesday evening

.

This means that 100 infected people theoretically infect 76 more people.

A lowering of the R value could also be related to the Easter holidays, writes the RKI.

"The values ​​can only be evaluated in a few days."

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Number of corona intensive care patients at the highest level for two months


There was an increase in corona intensive care patients over the Easter holidays.

According to the German Interdisciplinary Association for Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine (DIVI), the number has increased significantly.

According to information from Wednesday, it is now

4439

to

4355

the day before.

That is the highest number since the beginning of February.

Almost

56 percent

of Covid patients in intensive care units are ventilated invasively.

At the beginning of January, the number of Covid intensive care patients peaked with more than 5500 cases.

When the second wave subsided, this number fell significantly; at the beginning of March there were fewer than 3,000 patients.

With the increasing number of new infections in the third wave, the number of intensive care patients is now increasing again.

This happens with a delay, also because some time elapses between an infection and being admitted to the hospital.

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In

Poland

, the authorities

reported

954

deaths after a corona infection

within one day

- the highest value since the beginning of the pandemic.

In the same period,

27,887

new infections were registered, the Ministry of Health announced in Warsaw on Thursday.

A ministry spokesman said the figures include 350 people who died between Good Friday and Easter Monday and whose deaths were reported with a delay.

"But we must certainly expect a rising trend in deaths." This results from the growing number of Covid patients with severe courses who need a hospital stay.

34,864 Covid patients are currently being treated in the hospitals, 3362 of them are artificially ventilated.

Poland has around 38 million inhabitants.

The health system could soon reach its limits in the care of Covid patients in the hospitals, the spokesman warned.

One continues to prepare to move patients from the particularly affected Silesia to clinics in other regions.

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India has again reached a new record high for new infections with the coronavirus.

The Indian Ministry of Health announced on Thursday that

126,789

new infections were recorded

within one day

.

Accordingly,

685

deaths related to Corona were also registered.

In absolute numbers, India is the third most corona-affected country - after Brazil and the USA.

Nevertheless, many live as if there was no more corona.

They celebrate large Hindu festivals and attend regional election events where many people come together without masks or distance.

Although India is one of the largest producers of vaccines and, according to official figures, more than 90 million doses have already been vaccinated, there are concerns that the vaccine may run out soon.

In view of the rapid spread of the virus,

New Zealand

wants to

temporarily ban all entries from the country.

It is the first time that New Zealanders are no longer allowed into their own country.

Foreigners have not been allowed to enter the country for a year.

In

Chile

,

too

, the number of infections is rising rapidly despite a high vaccination rate among the population.

8,000

new infections were reported

within 24 hours

, said the health ministry of the country with around 19 million inhabitants on Wednesday (local time) according to the daily newspaper "La Tercera".

Nationwide, around 95 percent of all intensive care beds are occupied.

President Sebastián Piñera called on people to stay at home and isolate themselves if possible.

The neighboring country of

Peru

with 33 million inhabitants also reported new corona highs.

Within 24 hours,

314

people died as a result of a Covid 19 infection, as the daily newspaper "La República" reported.

A total of 53,400 deaths and 1.6 million infections have been counted so far.

Nevertheless, the government is sticking to the presidential and parliamentary elections planned for Sunday.

In

Turkey,

the Ministry of Health reported

54,740

new infections and

276

more deaths

on Wednesday evening

- in both cases the highest number since the pandemic began.

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced stricter restrictions last week.

In the fasting month of Ramadan - from April 13th - nationwide lockdowns should apply on the weekends.

The

Iran

has almost on Wednesday

21,000

reported infections with the coronavirus, reaching the second day in a row a record.

A spokeswoman for the Ministry of Health said another

193

people had died of Covid-19, bringing the total number of officially confirmed fatalities to

63,699

.

The country is now in its fourth wave.

Previously, millions of people had celebrated the Persian New Year with their relatives and were away for the two-week vacation, although the government had strongly advised against it.

At the same time, the vaccinations are not making any progress.

According to the World Health Organization, only a good

200,000

vaccine doses have been administered

in Iran with its 84 million inhabitants

.