Cologne / Düsseldorf –
NRW is still badly affected by the corona pandemic. Here you can always see all information and developments on the current corona situation in the most populous federal state at a glance.
Corona in NRW: The most important things in brief in the ticker
Here you can see the overview of the 7-day incidence of the largest cities in North Rhine-Westphalia aloud Regional Health Center (LZG) NRW:
| city | 18.3. | 17.3. | 16.3. |
| Aachen | 95,3 | 87,6 | 91,6 |
| Bielefeld | 45,2 | 39,5 | 42,5 |
| Bochum | 93,5 | 96,8 | 88,6 |
| Bonn | 59,5 | 51,3 | 51,0 |
| Dortmund | 89,8 | 78,0 | 71,2 |
| Duisburg | 122,7 | 122,1 | 122,3 |
| Düsseldorf | 61,6 | 61,6 | 59,7 |
| Essen | 92,1 | 84,1 | 76,2 |
| Euskirchen | 58,4 | 32,0 | 39,2 |
| Gelsenkirchen | 109,0 | 92,0 | 92,4 |
| Hagen | 109,7 | 94,9 | 110,2 |
| Hamm | 89,5 | 97,3 | 108,4 |
| Herne | 160,4 | 158,5 | 157,9 |
| Cologne | 110,1 | 104,1 | 107,1 |
| Krefeld | 100,7 | 86,2 | 80,9 |
| M’gladbach | 56,7 | 47,1 | 46,7 |
| Münster | 59,0 | 52,0 | 46,6 |
| Oberhausen | 103,4 | 96,8 | 93,9 |
| Recklinghausen | 85,8 | 81,3 | 81,9 |
| Remscheid | 114,1 | 114,1 | 107,8 |
| Rhine-Erft | 97,7 | 91,8 | 89,9 |
| Rhine victory | 78,4 | 77,4 | 74,2 |
| Solingen | 116,2 | 109,3 | 106,8 |
| Wuppertal | 139,7 | 123,6 | 112,1 |
Corona update from March 18: Vaccinations with Astrazeneca will be resumed
- The North Rhine-Westphalian state capital Düsseldorf wants to come back on Friday Vaccinations with the active ingredient of Astrazeneca start and increase the capacities in the vaccination center accordingly. That said Mayor Stephan Keller (CDU) on Thursday afternoon in the meeting of the city council. The district of Viersen had previously announced that they would also be vaccinated again with Astrazeneca from Friday morning at 8 a.m. In the evening, the state government announced that the districts and independent cities would be informed on Thursday (March 18) that vaccinations with Astrazeneca could be resumed from Friday morning. Health Minister Karl-Josef Laumann explained: “I am glad that we can now resume vaccinations with Astrazeneca. The interruption was important and right in order to be able to continue vaccinating with confidence. We’ll pick up exactly where we left off: AstraZeneca will be made available to those professionals who have already started vaccination. We are now doing everything we can to quickly reassign the canceled vaccination appointments. “
- In North Rhine-Westphalia is the number of New corona infections within a week per 100,000 inhabitants on a national average on Thursday increased significantly. According to the State Center Health NRW (LZG) it was included 92,1. On Wednesday, the key figure was 85.1. The so-called weekly incidence in North Rhine-Westphalia was last higher on January 28, at 93.1. new infections have been detected. In Herne was the value on Thursday 160,4 (Previous day: 158.5).
The fewest new infections in the past seven days per 100,000 residents were in Höxter counted: 43.5 (previous day: 38.5). In Bielefeld the value on Thursday was 45.2 (previous day: 39.5). All other municipalities were above the 50 mark. A total of 19 of the 53 cities and districts in North Rhine-Westphalia now have an incidence of over 100. With Gelsenkirchen (109.0), Krefeld (100.7) and Oberhausen (103.4), three other large cities exceeded the incidence of 100 on Thursday 110,1 out.
The authorities were reported to be total 4142 new infections known. In connection with Corona another 42 people died. The total number of people who died in connection with the virus in North Rhine-Westphalia increased to 13,803.
Corona update from March 17th: Incidence value in North Rhine-Westphalia rose again
- The Seven-day incidence as an important indicator for new corona infections continues to increase in North Rhine-Westphalia. The Robert Koch Institute (RKI) advised on Wednesday morning 85.1 New infections per 100,000 inhabitants within a week. At the Tuesday was a value of 82,9 reported on Monday he had with 81,2 located. The health authorities reported 2808 new infections significantly more cases within one day than for Tuesday (1256 cases). Were linked to the virus 39 more deaths registered.
- In NRW are currently 14 counties and urban districts above the threshold of 100. Are front runners Herne and the Märkische Kreis, both with an incidence of 158,5. Particularly high levels of new infections were also found for the Düren district (131,5), Wuppertal (123,6) and Duisburg (122,1) reported. For the largest city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Cologne, the RKI 104,1 out. The capitalcity Düsseldorf came to 61.6 – and Dortmund as the third largest city in North Rhine-Westphalia recorded an incidence of 78.
- The lowest values showed Euskirchen (32), the Höxter district (38,5) and Bielefeld (39.5). The NRW Corona Protection Ordinance, which was drawn up after resolutions of the Ministerial Presidents’ Conference, provides that regions with an incidence of “sustainable and significant” above a value of 100 a Examine tightening of containment measures and should coordinate with the ministry.
Corona update from March 16: City of Dortmund wants to close all schools, the seven-day incidence continues to rise in NRW
- After this Astrazeneca vaccination freeze and because of increasing number of corona infections will die City of Dortmund close the schools. “We firmly believe that it is at this moment at all makes no sense to open schools. That is why we have the urgent one Appeal to the school minister, the School opening and the Immediately stop starting classroom teaching“Said Lord Mayor Thomas Westphal (SPD) on Tuesday after a meeting of the administrative board.
The city has opposite that NRW Ministry of Health indicated that Dortmund intends to close schools from Wednesday. “Now let’s wait for the answer,” said Westphal. If you don’t hear anything, you implement the plan.
From the point of view of the city of Dortmund, the opening concept of the schools is linked to vaccinations and tests, he explained. Since the preliminary Astrazeneca vaccination stops the business basis for this overall plan of “vaccinate, test, open” is lacking. The city of Dortmund is on Tuesday with one Seven-day incidence of 71.2. NRW Minister of Health Karl-Josef Laumann (CDU), however, gave the project a clear rejection at a press conference on the current Corona situation in North Rhine-Westphalia on Tuesday (March 16).