Fourth wave of coronavirus in Germany: Angela Merkel calls for ‘national effort’

The Robert Koch Institute (RKI), which is responsible for monitoring the epidemic, today recorded 45,081 cases of coronavirus and 228 deaths, so this number of new infections exceeded the 11,000 cases reported last week.

In this sense, every 100,000 residents are infected with a total of 277.4 infected, and the growth of this number is remarkable compared to the previous month, which amounted to 65.5. .

Southeast Germany is hardest hit by the surge in SARS-Cov-2 cases.

In Saxony, a total of 620.7 cases were reported per 100,000 inhabitants, while in Thuringia 514.4 and in Bavaria 478.7.

These three states are among those with the lowest vaccination rate compared to the rest of the country.

At least 70% of the population in Germany is vaccinated with a single dose.

The total number of patients in the hospital is 2851 people. Most hospitalized patients are not vaccinated or not all doses are applied.

The total number of available beds as of RKI’s most recent report is 2478.

In addition, the Robert Koch Institute reported a hospitalization rate of 4.70 per 100,000 residents.

Although this number is much higher than the numbers recorded in recent months, it is far from the data reported during 2020 when it was 15.5 without vaccination. .

In the entire epidemic, Germany has recorded 4,987,971 cases and 97,617 deaths. .

German Chancellor Angela Merkel called on Germany’s residents for a “national effort”, stressing the importance of vaccination and her insistence on adhering to the vaccination schedule.

In addition, he asked citizens to stick together and encouraged individual care to protect oneself and take care of others.

Merkel met with 35 doctors and scientists in order to stem the fourth wave of Covid-19.

The purpose of the meeting was to change the management of the epidemic in the face of this new phase.

The scientists asked the government to create a national crisis team that includes medical, biology and public health professionals, as well as specialists with experience in managing clinics and businesses.