Significantly fewer new corona cases than a week ago: the short-term trend for new infections appears encouraging.

The same applies with regard to the seven-day incidence in Hesse in a weekly comparison: both values ​​indicate a calming down

hope for infection.

In addition, the hospitalization rate, which reflects the number of Covid patients newly admitted to clinics within a week under 100,000, is falling.

All of this fits in with the requirements of the Hessian state government to relax the corona requirements, as already announced.

The restrictions are to be largely lifted by March 19.

The reason is the “general expectation” that the omicron wave has peaked and is receding.

Federal Minister of Health Karl Lauterbach recently made a corresponding statement.

First of all, the contact restrictions for those who have recovered and those who have been vaccinated should be lifted.

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However, with a view to the newly reported positive PCR tests, it should be borne in mind that at the beginning of the week there is always a delay in reporting on the part of the laboratories and health authorities.

The numbers tend to increase over the course of the week.

In addition, the clinics look after more Covid patients in normal wards than seven days ago, although the difference is not large.

And in the intensive care units, the doctors and nurses are now treating more corona patients again.

In view of this, the Giessen infectiologist Susanne Herold warned against frivolity in the FAZ interview.

"You have to relax with a sense of proportion and take the local situation into account," she says.

The increased number of patients is a consequence of the seven-day incidence, which has been climbing for weeks, which reflects the newly recorded positive PCR tests among 100,000 inhabitants within a week.

Since the beginning of the pandemic, a rising incidence has resulted in more Covid patients in clinics.

This is also the case in the current wave, which is shaped by the Omicron variant.

Main-Taunus with the lowest incidence

As reported by the Ministry of Social Affairs with reference to the Robert Koch Institute, the Hessian health authorities reported 3855 new cases overnight after 4558 seven days ago.

There are no other deaths related to Covid-19, seven days ago the authorities reported five deaths.

The Hesse incidence is now 1195.5 after 1539 a week ago.

The federal average is 1347.

The city of Kassel has the highest incidence in Hesse with 2151, followed by the district of Kassel with 1833. The Main-Taunus district has the lowest value according to statistics.

It is a good 771. Eight of the 26 districts and cities have a three-digit incidence, including Darmstadt and Frankfurt;

all others continue to have a four-digit number.

The hospitalization rate is 6.4, down from 6.7 a week ago.

It stands for the Covid patients admitted to hospitals within seven days among 100,000 inhabitants.

These also include people who have been presented with another illness but have then tested positive and have to be isolated.

The Corona normal wards look after 1283 patients after 1276 seven days ago.

The intensive care units report 232, six more than a week ago.

As previously reported, the patients also included people who presented to the hospital for another illness and then tested positive.

They too must be isolated.

Another 73.4 percent vaccinated

According to the ministry, 55.5 percent of the patients with Covid-19 treated in Hessian intensive care units are unvaccinated or partially vaccinated, while 40.8 percent are fully vaccinated.

The vaccination status of the others is unknown.

The vaccination rate continues to make little progress, rather it is stagnating.

According to the ministry, 73.7 percent of the Hessian population is fully vaccinated against SARS-CoV-2, seven days ago it was 73.4 percent.

60.8 percent were boosted.

At a glance: These corona rules still apply in Hesse.