New Cases & Incidence
The Robert Koch Institute (RKI) Saarland in one day 124 new infections with the corona virus reported (Thursday of the previous week: 215). According to the calculations from today (January 19, 2023), the Seven-day incidence 80.1 (previous week: 132.8).
Probably high number of unreported cases
Experts assume one high number of cases from which not recorded by the Robert Koch Institute are. Many infected people do not have their positive rapid test result confirmed with a PCR test. However, only positive PCR tests are included in the official statistics.
No new deaths registered
The total number of cases went up 482.846. The RKI registered no more dead. Since the beginning of the pandemic 2.047 Saarlanders: inside with or on Sars-CoV-2 died. Actively infected are round at the moment 2.700 people (previous week: 4,800). survived are now 478.100 Cases.
Corona situation in the Saar districts
Situation in the intensive care units and incidence of hospitalization
11 Patients are currently lying in the Saarland with Covid-19 disease intensive care units (Previous week: 20). Of them, according to the Divi register 2 invasively ventilated (Previous week: 6). the hospitalization rate lies by 7,02.
Notice
Die RKI data can due to delay in reporting from their own Data of the Saar districts differ. No information is given about the number of tests.
Explanation of terms
Number of cases: She gives the total number of the cases detected with a PCR test in Saarland since the first appearance of the corona virus. She shows with it Not how many people are currently infected with the virus. Recovered and dead are not excluded from this number. Reinfections are also included in the value.
incidence: Die seven-day incidence indicates how many people per 100,000 inhabitants were infected with the corona virus within a week.
Hospitalization incidence: The value shows how many corona patients per 100,000 inhabitants were admitted to the hospital in a seven-day period – on all wards. Because of the delay in reporting, he can clearly see the actual hospitalization rate underestimate.
Number of dead: She shows the total number of people who died from or with a corona infection. Forensic doctors estimate that the majority of the corona dead died because of the infection.
Number of active infections: She says how many people im Moment are infected with the coronavirus. This number is one estimated value of the RKI.
Number of recovered: the estimated value of the RKI indicates how many people were infected with the corona virus and their infection is now back survived to have. The number shows Not indicates how many people suffer from possible late effects (Long-Covid) leiden.
Sources used:
– Robert Koch Institute
– German interdisciplinary association for intensive care and emergency medicine
– own research
– own articles
– German press agency
