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Freiburg (dpa / lsw) - Freiburg and its surroundings are currently doing best in terms of corona numbers in Baden-Württemberg - despite the proximity to the high incidence area of ​​France.

One can only speculate about the reasons for this, said the city of Freiburg in response to a dpa request.

Maybe it is due to the economic structure.

"Freiburg has little manufacturing industry, so people tend to work in industries where home office is better possible," it said.

The high degree of academization in Freiburg as a university and research city could also play a role.

The administration also communicates intensively about the measures, for example with the help of social media and digital Corona consultation hours.

It was said that there was no less testing than anywhere else.

Most recently, the seven-day incidence in Freiburg was 74.4, according to the State Health Office.

In the Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald district, which almost encloses Freiburg, the value was even lower: 69.8.

In contrast, the average for the entire country is 172.5.

The virologist Hartmut Hengel from the Freiburg University Hospital recently told the Badische Zeitung that there was no conclusive scientific explanation for the low numbers in the region - and that a major outbreak could quickly change the situation.

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