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British variant of the virus on the rise

The number of corona cases in the city and district of Würzburg continues to rise slightly. The incidence value for the city on Thursday (as of March 11, 10 a.m.) was 61.8, in the district it was 38.2. At the moment it is also the virus mutations that are causing problems, according to the press office of the district office.

A total of 192 people infected with virus mutations, so-called Variants of Concern, were reported to the health department up to and including March 11, 10 a.m. These are spread over the city with 103 and the district with 89. So far, only the British variant B.1.1.7 has appeared, the press office continues.

Family clusters

There are larger clusters in the region in Lengfeld and Versbach, connected to Maidbronn and Höchberg and among employees of the Posthalle. According to Dagmar Hofmann, press spokeswoman for the Würzburg district office, four employees of the post hall are infected with corona.

Families in particular are currently affected: clusters have formed because individuals from affected families have contact with one another, it continues. Kindergartens, schools and companies are now also affected by these family clusters. The majority of the new infections can currently be traced back to the British variant, according to Hofmann. The mutation of the coronavirus has also been detected in individuals.

Many kindergartens and schools were affected

One or more corona cases have been discovered in the following kindergartens in the city: In the Caritas-Don Bosco day-care center in St. Margherita, in the Johanniter day-care center in Unterdürrbach, in the Arche Noah day-care center in Lengfeld and in the day-care center in St. Elisabeth in Zellerau. Another case became known through further tests of the groups in the St. Elisabeth day care center.

In the district, the St. Nikolaus Catholic Kindergarten in Gerbrunn and the St. Nikolaus Catholic Kindergarten in Eibelstadt are affected by Corona.

The infections are also increasing again in schools: There were corona cases in the city at the Josef Greising vocational school, the FOS / BOS Würzburg, the vocational school for care and at the Hans-Schöbel-Schule (center for the physically handicapped).

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In the district, the Waldbüttelbrunn elementary and middle school, the Astrid-Lindgren-Schule Helmstadt, the elementary school Zell am Main, the grammar school Veitshöchheim, the Eichendorff-Schule Gerbrunn and the elementary schools in Eibelstadt and Eisingen are affected.

Why is the incidence increasing in the city?

According to the assessment of the health department, the increase in the incidence in the city of Würzburg is not solely due to cases in daycare centers and schools. There are simply a lot of positive cases overall, so the statement.

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