The Omikron wave continues to have a firm grip on the region around Offenbach, Hanau and Darmstadt. The current incidences and case numbers at a glance.
Offenbach/Hanau/Darmstadt – The Omicron wave is currently hitting the region around Offenbach, Hanau and Darmstadt with full force. The number of corona cases has increased again since the turn of the year. Some regions in southern Hesse are currently also considered corona hotspots due to persistently high incidences. The current number of cases can be found at the end of the text.
Vaccination against the coronavirus is a crucial way out of the pandemic. Corona vaccinations for children in particular are currently in high demand. Since December 2021, children over the age of five can also be vaccinated. A nationwide vaccination requirement has recently been discussed again and again, but not implemented.
| Illness: | Coronavirus, Covid-19 |
| Pathogens:t | Sars-CoV-2 |
| Occurrence:t | Worldwide |
| First known case:t | December 1, 2019 |
| Newly discovered variant:t | Variant Omicron (B.1.1.529) |
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In the Offenbach, Hanau and Darmstadt region, numerous people are again being tested positive for Corona – the incidences are consistently high.
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Corona in Offenbach, Darmstadt, Hanau: Critical infrastructure is arming itself against Omikron
Since the beginning of the fourth wave and the rapid spread of the Omicron variant, the critical infrastructure in the region around Offenbach, Hanau and Darmstadt has also been prepared for emergencies. Shift groups in the police, fire brigade, medical and municipal services are separated from one another in order to be able to quickly break through chains of infection.
Since September 2021, there have been two other indicators in addition to the corona incidence, which are used to assess the infection situation in the country – the hospitalization incidence (or rate) and the occupancy of the intensive care beds. According to the RKI, the hospitalization incidence in Hesse is currently 7.13 (data as of February 11, 2022, previous week: 6.93). According to the DIVI intensive care register, 208 patients with Covid-19 are currently being treated in intensive care units in Hesse (as of February 14, 2022, 7:05 a.m.). According to the IVENA software, there were 1286 Covid patients in the normal wards (as of February 12, 2022, 11 a.m.). A SARS-CoV-2 infection was confirmed in 1138, and suspected in 148.
Corona in the region around Offenbach, Hanau and Darmstadt – the number of cases at a glance:
- city Offenbach: 241 New infections, 0 deaths, 7-day incidence at 1905.4 (1838.9)
- circle Offenbach: 379 new infections, 0 deaths, 7-day incidence at 2398.0 (previous day: 2554.3)
- Main-Kinzig district: 0 new infections, 0 deaths, 7-day incidence at 1830.0 (previous day: 1830.0)
- city Hanau* (in MKK): 7-day incidence at 2105
- circle Darmstadt-Dieburg: 308 new infections, 0 deaths, 7-day incidence at 1325.2 (previous day: 1372.2)
- City of Darmstadt: 194 new infections, 0 deaths, 7-day incidence at 1424.9 (previous day: 1455.0)
- Odenwald district: 6 new infections, 0 deaths, 7-day incidence at 1645.4 (previous day: 1642.3)
- circle mountain road: 47 new infections, 0 deaths, 7-day incidence at 1341.3 (previous day: 1433.9)
- Source: Robert Koch Institute | Status: 02/14/2022, 03:19 a.m | Notes: Due to different reporting channels, the numbers of the ministry and those of the cities and districts may differ slightly. As a rule, the lower the reporting level, the more up-to-date the figures are. New infections or deaths below 0 are due to reporting corrections.
- * Those: Corona in Hanau | Stand: 11.02.2022 | The Robert Koch Institute does not explicitly report the number of infections for the city of Hanau.
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