The seven-day incidence of new corona infections in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania is stagnating. The State Office for Health and Social Affairs in Rostock reported a value of 369.7 on Monday – on Friday it was 367.1. A week ago, the incidence was 486.4. According to the Robert Koch Institute (RKI), the nationwide average value on Monday morning was 499.2.
For Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, the Lagus reported 1,381 registered new infections within 24 hours on Monday, compared to 1,375 a week ago. According to the state office, 293 patients infected with corona were treated in the state’s clinics, 17 fewer than on Friday and 50 fewer than a week ago . There were 21 patients in the intensive care units after 29 on Friday.
The office reported 13 new deaths – as many as were last reported in one day after the long Easter weekend. The number of people in the country who have died of or in connection with Corona since the beginning of the pandemic more than two years ago has risen to 2188. At the end of March there were over 2000 cases.
There were two deaths each in Schwerin and the Hanseatic city of Rostock, and one each in the districts of Rostock, Western Pomerania-Rügen and Northwest Mecklenburg. Six new deaths were reported from the Ludwigslust-Parchim district.
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For two weeks now, Lagus has only published its status reports and corona data on weekdays and no longer on individual weekend days.
Hardly any change in vaccination rates
The hospitalization incidence, i.e. the number of new corona patients admitted to hospitals per 100,000 inhabitants within a week, was given by the state office at 2. That was a slight increase of 0.1 from Friday; a week ago the value was still 3.7. The district of Mecklenburgische Seenplatte had the lowest value at 0.8, while the district of Vorpommern-Greifswald had the highest at 3.4.
Vaccination rates in the Northeast are little changed. According to the RKI, 75.2 percent of people have full basic protection after usually two injections. 57.6 percent of the population received a booster vaccination. 4.8 percent now also have a second booster vaccination.
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