++ RKI reports corona case numbers for Germany on Thursday

The Robert Koch Institute publishes the current number of corona cases in Germany. Thursday’s (December 15) data development at a glance.

Berlin/Frankfurt – The Robert Koch Institute recorded the nationwide seven-day corona incidence on Thursday (December 15). 239.6 specified. This is the value listed by the RKI dashboard at 4.00am Thursday of the previous week, the number of new infections per 100,000 population per week was 214.2.

However, the incidence does not give a complete picture of the infection situation. For a long time, experts have assumed that there will be a large number of unrecorded cases of RKI, mainly because not all infected people have had a PCR test done. Only positive PCR tests count in the statistics. Furthermore, late registrations or transmission problems can lead to distortions of the individual daily values.

Corona in Germany: many infections are not recognized or reported

German health authorities have also reported to the RKI 44,875 New corona infections (previous week: 40,256) e 230 Deaths (previous week: 125) within a day. Again, the data comparisons are only meaningful to a limited extent due to test behavior, late entries, and transmission problems. The RKI has been counting since the beginning of the pandemic 36,905,873 SARS-CoV-2 confirmed infections in Germany. However, the actual total number is likely to be significantly higher, as many infections go undetected. Overall, the RKI dashboard 159,364 deaths for Germany in connection with Covid-19 since the beginning of the pandemic.

Corona in Germany: an overview of the developments of the past week

Corona pandemic in Germany: Inaccurate picture of the current infection situation

The current number of cases and incidences does not give a clear picture of the current infection situation. In general, the number of new infections and deaths recorded varies significantly from weekday to weekday, as many federal states do not report to the RKI, especially on weekends and holidays, and only report cases later in the week. week. Therefore, the RKI no longer publishes data on Sundays and Mondays or after public holidays.

Current Corona case numbers: Important note on RKI figures

• Values ​​must be taken into accountthat individual countries do not report data for all days of the week. At the weekend, the transmission by the health authorities is not mandatory by law. Since there are no direct consequences at the state or federal level, fewer and fewer health authorities and federal states are reporting data on Saturdays and Sundays. There may also be delays on public holidays.
• daily fluctuations therefore it should not be overestimated, especially at the weekend and at the beginning of the week. This in turn leads to late registrations in the following days. A comparison of the daily values ​​therefore becomes more and more difficult. For the evaluation of the course it is therefore more appropriate to consider the weekly comparison.
• The pros have been going on for some time also from a large number of cases not recorded by the RKI – due to overworked health authorities and because not all infected people have had a PCR test. Only these count in the stats. Furthermore, late registrations or transmission problems can lead to a distortion of the individual daily values.
• Therefore, when interpreting the numbers of the current case It should be noted that due to the lower level of testing, reporting and reporting activity, there may be an increase in under-reporting of cases in the reporting system. A detailed assessment of the epidemiological situation takes place every Thursday in the weekly report of the RKI.

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