The State Health Office also reported more than 4,000 more cases on Friday, 97 people died in connection with the virus. The number of new infections reached a new high for the second day in a row.
After the increase by a further 4,284 confirmed infections, the number of previously detected cases in the country climbed to 206,387, as the state health office announced on Friday (as of 4 p.m.). 145,130 people in Baden-Württemberg are considered to have recovered. The seven-day value for new infections per 100,000 inhabitants is currently 199.1 for the entire country after 193.7 on Thursday.
Most of the intensive care beds in Baden-Württemberg are occupied
According to data from the Divi intensive care registry, 568 patients are currently in intensive care, as it was said. Of these, 318 (55.9 percent) are artificially ventilated. A total of 2,145 of 2,447 usable intensive care beds (87.65 percent) are occupied. In some cases, intensive care patients are being transferred to other clinics in order to avoid overcrowded wards.
The number of extreme hotspots in the country is increasing
19 of the 44 rural and urban districts in Baden-Württemberg have a seven-day incidence value of over 200. Six are even over 300 and are therefore considered extreme hotspots: Calw (316), Lörrach (303,4), Neckar-Odenwald (334,9), Heilbronn district (362,6), Mannheim (306,1) and Pforzheim (318.4). Rottweil is just below the 300 threshold with an incidence of 299.5.
Many infections in old people’s and nursing homes since the beginning of the pandemic
According to the State Health Office, the proportion of those infected since the beginning of the pandemic who are over 60 is 23 percent and the proportion of children and adolescents (0-19 years) is 13 percent. Since November 16, a total of 155 outbreaks from nursing homes with 2,652 SARS-CoV-2 infections have been registered. 232 infected people died.
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