The number of Düsseldorf residents who currently tested positive for the corona virus was 194,788 on Friday (June 17), 787 more than the day before. The so-called 7-day incidence (number of new cases in the past 7 days per 100,000 inhabitants) for Düsseldorf is given as 558.1 (542.1 on the previous day). The NRW Ministry of Health gives 9,300 as the number of infected people in Düsseldorf. 103 people are currently being treated in hospitals, 5 of them in intensive care units. So far, 912 (+1) sick people have died.
The city of Düsseldorf publishes an overview of the number of cases here.
vaccinations
For anyone over the age of 16 who is interested, the city of Düsseldorf offers corona vaccinations without prior appointment booking. These vaccinations are only possible in the “vaccination center 2.0” at Bertha-von-Suttner Platz behind the main train station. It’s open on Fridays from 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. The offer of the vaccination mobile and the vaccination center at the Heinrich-Heine-Allee underground station is currently no longer available.
The vaccination can also be given to children/adolescents between the ages of 12 and 16 accompanied by their parents without an appointment. Before all vaccinations, there is a detailed consultation, during which the vaccine used is also determined. Various vaccines are available. The recently approved Nuvaxovid vaccine is also vaccinated in the “vaccination center 2.0” at the main train station. In addition, general practitioners, paediatricians and company doctors as well as pharmacies vaccinate.
The booster vaccinations are recommended for everyone whose second vaccination was more than three months ago and are also administered at the two stationary and mobile stations.
Vaccination appointments for children between the ages of 5 and 11 can be booked via the city’s telephone hotline (0211-8996090), which will be carried out in the vaccination center.
The city of Düsseldorf started the first vaccinations on December 27, 2020. According to the municipal vaccination center, which determines the values from medical practices, vaccination centers, decentralized vaccination centers and mobile teams, 1,542,081 vaccinations have already been administered in Düsseldorf, of which 981,213 were second or booster vaccinations (as of June 10th).
Information from the city of Düsseldorf on the subject of vaccination can be found here.
PCR-Tests
The municipal test site at the Mitsubishi Electric Halle has moved. The tests have been offered at the vaccination center at Bertha-von-Suttner Platz 1 since the end of May. The tests are still possible from Monday to Friday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Mobile tests for people who cannot leave their home environment due to illness or mobility will continue to be offered from Monday to Saturday (9 a.m. to 4 p.m.). For PCR tests, it is necessary to make an appointment in advance with the Corona information phone on 0211-8996090.
Since March 4, 2020, 264,595 swabs for PCR tests have been taken by the mobile teams and in the diagnostic centers at the Mitsubishi Electric Hall via the municipal diagnostic centers. This number also includes the swabs carried out in old people’s and nursing homes, refugee and homeless shelters.
rapid tests
Rapid test dates can be arranged online at www.corona.duesseldorf.de/schnelltest. Numerous rapid test stations throughout the city are listed there. Rapid tests should only be performed on symptom-free people. Anyone who has symptoms of illness should contact their family doctor directly or call 116 117. You can find an overview here on the website of the city of Düsseldorf.
advice and information
The Corona hotline can be reached at 0211-8996090 Monday to Friday from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. and on Saturday from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. There is no counseling on Sundays and public holidays. More information is available on the city’s website.
