The seven-day incidence has risen again and has peaked.
The Robert Koch Institute (RKI) gave the number of new infections per 100,000 inhabitants and week on Sunday morning at 446.7.
For comparison: the previous day the value was 444.3, a week ago it was 372.7 (previous month: 130.2).
The health authorities in Germany reported 44,401 new corona infections to the RKI within one day.
Exactly one week ago there were 42,727 infections.
According to the new information, 104 deaths were recorded across Germany within 24 hours.
A week ago there were 75 deaths.
The RKI has counted 5,761,696 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 number of corona patients admitted to clinics per 100,000 inhabitants within seven days was given by the RKI on Friday as 5.97 (Thursday: 5.79).
The value is not reported on the weekend.
It plays an essential role in assessing what is happening in the infection.
If limit values 3, 6 and 9 are exceeded in the federal states, stricter measures to combat the pandemic can be imposed there.
The RKI stated the number of those who had recovered on Sunday at 4,823,700.
The number of people who died with or with a proven infection with Sars-CoV-2 rose to 100,883.