The Robert Koch Institute (RKI) reports 15,513 new positive tests. That is 5855 more than on Monday a week ago, when 9658 new infections were reported. The seven-day incidence rises to 201.1 from 191.5 the previous day. The value indicates how many people per 100,000 inhabitants have been infected with the corona virus in the past seven days.
Of the The previous record was reached at the height of the second Corona wave on December 22, 2020 with 197.6. It is important to note that, unlike a year ago, many people are now vaccinated, and the rate is particularly high among the particularly endangered very old people. Experts therefore assume that the health system can now withstand more new infections than before the vaccinations, as these protect very well against the course of serious illnesses.
33 other people died related to the virus. This increases the number of reported deaths to 96,558 within 24 hours. In total, more than 4.78 million corona tests have so far been positive in Germany.