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The health authorities in Germany

reported

25,464

new corona infections to

the

Robert Koch Institute

(RKI) within one day

.

In addition,

296

new deaths were recorded

within 24 hours

.

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

However, the RKI assumes that fewer people are usually tested during the holidays, which leads to a lower number of reports to the health authorities.

Exactly one week ago, the RKI had recorded 21,888 new infections and 232 new deaths within one day.

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

110.4

nationwide on Friday morning

.

The day before, the RKI gave this seven-day incidence as 105.7.

The RKI has counted

2,956,316

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

people recovered

at

around

2,647,60

0.

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

78,003

.

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The nationwide

seven-day R-value

was

0.80

(previous day: 0.76)

according to the RKI situation report from Thursday evening

.

This means that 100 infected people theoretically infect 80 more people.

However, according to the RKI, the small R values ​​observed after Easter can also be related to a low number of tests in the past few days.

"The values ​​can only be evaluated in a few days," writes the institute.

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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 rose from Thursday to 4474 - compared to the previous day, an increase of 35. This is the highest number since the beginning of February.

Almost

57 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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Croatia

registered 3217 new infections within 24 hours on Thursday.

The number of new infections that became known almost doubled compared to the previous day.

The authorities had announced a “massive” vaccination campaign in the capital, Zagreb, but only about half of 1,500 people invited for a vaccination on Wednesday showed up, the health authorities said.

Prime Minister Andrej Plenkovic appealed to the population that the European Medicines Agency (EMA) had clearly emphasized that the benefits of the vaccine outweigh the risks.

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.

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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.

Coronavirus worldwide

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.

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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.