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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
.
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
.
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.
New Zealand stops entry
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.
Due to an increase in the corona numbers in
Thailand
, all entertainment venues in Bangkok and 40 other provinces will be closed for two weeks.
Bars, pubs, clubs and karaoke bars are affected, reported the Bangkok Post newspaper on Thursday.
The measure will come into force as soon as Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha signs the plan on Friday, said spokesman for the Center for Covid-19 Situation Management (CCSA), Taweesilp Visanuyothin.
Recently, new cases of infection were discovered, especially in night clubs.
In addition, there is fear of the spread of the British variant in the Southeast Asian country, which has so far got through the crisis rather lightly, it said.
The authorities are also concerned about the traditional Songkran New Year, which will be celebrated in the coming week and which millions of people will visit to visit their families, for example.
405
new cases were confirmed
on Thursday
, according to the CCSA.
In total, Thailand has so far recorded around 30,300 corona cases, 95 people have officially died in connection with Covid-19.
In the
USA
, the authorities
reported
2563
deaths after a corona infection
within one day
.
That was almost 1500 more than on the same day the previous week with 1076, as on Thursday morning (CET) from data from the Johns Hopkins University (JHU) in Baltimore for Wednesday.
In addition,
74,628
new infections were registered
for the same period
.
A week ago it was 67,029.
In
Chile
, the number of infections is increasing 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.