The nationwide seven-day incidence has risen again to a high.
The Robert Koch Institute (RKI) gave the number of new infections per 100,000 inhabitants and week on this Tuesday morning at 399.8.
For comparison: the previous day the value was 386.5, a week ago it was 312.4, a month ago it was 100.0.
The health authorities reported 45,326 new corona infections to the RKI within one day.
A week ago there were 32,048 infections.
309 infected people died
According to the new information, 309 deaths were recorded across Germany within 24 hours.
A week ago there were 265 deaths.
The number of people who died with or with a proven infection with the Sars-CoV-2 virus rose to 99,433.
The number of corona patients admitted to clinics per 100,000 inhabitants within seven days was given by the RKI on Monday at 5.28.
This hospitalization incidence plays an essential role in assessing the incidence of infection.
If the limit values 3, 6 and 9 are exceeded, the federal states can impose stricter measures to combat the pandemic.
The RKI has counted 5,430,911 detected infections with Sars-CoV-2 since the beginning of the pandemic.
The actual total number is likely to be significantly higher, as many infections are not recognized.
The RKI stated the number of those who had recovered at 4,680,000.
The fourth wave also hits the economy
Economists expect the current fourth corona wave to have a significantly negative impact on economic development in Germany.
At least in the winter half of the year, the economy will be "noticeably slowed down", said Michael Grömling from the employer-related Institute of the German Economy (IW) to the editorial network Germany (RND).
"We have to significantly reduce our expectations for the fourth quarter," he emphasized.
Grömling expects that the personal service sector in particular will be hit hard again by the pandemic.
Even many younger people hardly dared to leave the house, for example, shying away from attending concerts and other events.
Because of the production disruptions in many sectors, no more impulses are expected from industry until the end of the year.
The economy Veronika Grimm told the RND: "A dynamic pandemic is likely to restrict economic activities, as consumption is avoided in many places out of concern about contagion."
An expansion of the 2-G rules - i.e. the admission of only vaccinated persons or those who have recovered from Covid-19 to certain locations and events - and compulsory tests at the workplace could help to weaken the pandemic.
However, it is doubtful that the measures taken so far are sufficient, emphasized the economist, who is a member of the Advisory Council for the assessment of macroeconomic development.