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RKI current: Corona numbers Germany today – incidence and new infections on 20.02.22


The RKI also reports the current ones on Sunday Coronazahlen from the weekend for Germany. The incidence values ​​have recently fallen slightly from day to day. According to experts, the peak of the omicron wave may already be behind us – so spring is now bringing relaxation of the corona rules. Is the situation easing?-

The Robert Koch Institute (RKI) has the current case numbers for today’s Sunday, February 20th, 2022.

  • How high are the current ones Coronazahlen and incidences today in Germany?
  • How are they incidence values the Federal states in comparison there?
  • How many new infections is there today?
  • how high is the Hospitalisierungsrate?
  • vaccination rate and Booster – What about the corona vaccinations in Germany?
  • What are the latest values today loud RKI Dashboard?

Corona numbers in Germany today: Current incidence and hospitalization rate on 02/20/22

How many new infections are there nationwide today? What is the incidence compared to yesterday? The latest RKI case numbers for Germany from February 20th, 2022 at a glance:

  • seven-day incidence: 1346.3 (previous day: 1350.4); (previous week: 1466.5)
  • New infections today: 118,032
  • Total infections: 13,563,126
  • New deaths: 73
  • Total deaths: 121,275
  • Vaccination rate (first vaccination): 76.2 percent
  • Vaccination rate (complete): 75.1 percent
  • Vaccination rate booster vaccinations: 56.2 percent
  • Hospitalisierungsrate: The number of corona patients admitted to clinics per 100,000 inhabitants within seven days was on February 18th. given as 6.24 for the whole of Germany. This value is not updated on weekends.
  • The previous high for the hospitalization rate was around 15 around Christmas 2020.

Current corona numbers – incidence values ​​​​of Bavaria, BW, Brandenburg and all of Germany

The corona numbers are falling in many federal states. Nevertheless, there are clear regional differences. Where is the incidence current highest and where lowest? (Status: 02/20/2022)

  • 1773,5 – Bayern
  • 1669,3 – Brandenburg
  • 1615,9 – Baden-Wuerttemberg
  • 1524.9 – Saxony-Anhalt
  • 1438.8 – Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania
  • 1402,1 – Saarland
  • 1261.2 – North Rhine-Westphalia
  • 1210,4 – Saxony
  • 1202,1 – Hessen
  • 1113.4—Lower Saxony
  • 1111,2 – Berlin
  • 1092.9 – Rhineland-Palatinate
  • 1089.8 – Thuringia
  • 954,6 – Hamburg
  • 882,0 – Bremen
  • 767.7 – Schleswig-Holstein

Corona numbers yesterday and a week ago – incidences and new infections in Germany

Yesterday, 189,105 new infections were reported within 24 hours. A week ago, on Sunday, February 13, 2022, there were 125,160 new infections. Accordingly, the nationwide rises 7-day incidence further on. At the end of January, on January 24th, 2022, it was over 1000 in Germany for the first time. The incidences in neighboring countries and other EU countries are even more dramatic. The values ​​there are sometimes many times higher.-

The highest seven-day incidence up to the fifth wave was in Germany in spring 2021, on April 26 – with a value of 169.3. After that, apart from a few exceptions, it fell steadily. It reached its lowest point on July 6, 2021, when the nationwide incidence was 4.9.

The 7-day incidence has so far been the basis for corona rules and restrictions during the corona pandemic, for example as part of the federal emergency brake that expired at the end of June 2021. Other values ​​such as Hospital Admissions (Hospitalization Incidence) taken more into account and used as parameters for any measures.

How meaningful are the current corona numbers?

Experts assume a high number of cases in the RKI data are not recorded. Test capacities and health authorities are therefore at the limit in many places, and contacts are only tracked to a limited extent. In addition, the number of people who no longer have their infection confirmed by a PCR test is likely to increase – the infection is therefore not included in the official statistics.

Current corona numbers in Europe – incidence and new infections in Italy, Austria, Denmark and more

Compared to other European countries, Germany has a relatively low 7-day incidence. What is the current situation in neighboring countries? Below are the new infections and the current incidence value in selected European countries – as of February 20th, 2022:

  • Austria: 31,166 new infections; Incidence: 2290.8
  • Italy: 50,675 new infections; Incidence: 620.3
  • France: 76,552 new infections; Incidence: 898.3
  • Poland: 18,790 new infections; Incidence: 381.2
  • Czech Republic: 13,888; new infections; Incidence: 1049.6
  • Netherlands: 33,600; new infections; Incidence: 2165.3
  • Denmark: 33,304 new infections; Incidence: 4529.0
  • UK: 34,011 new infections; Incidence: 463.4

The most important Corona terms explained – the importance of hospitalization, triage and rules

Since the beginning of the corona pandemic, there have always been new ones terms and metrics. Some of them – such as incidence or hotspot – have become established. Nevertheless, their meaning and definition changed depending on the Corona situation. New terms are also being added all the time. For example: hospitalization incidence, triage or 2G+ rule. The explanation of the most important key figures and terms in the corona pandemic here in the overview.-

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