Media: Corona infections in Saxony-Anhalt rising rapidly

Covid-19 - Media: Corona infections in Saxony-Anhalt rising rapidly

According to a newspaper report, the number of coronavirus infections in Saxony-Anhalt is rising rapidly. The number of new infections per week has more than doubled since the end of October, reported the Halle-based "Mitteldeutsche Zeitung" (Thursday). The State Office for Consumer Protection recently reported 1968 new infections per week. At the end of October, this figure was 917.

According to the Federal Ministry of Health's pandemic radar, the incidence, i.e. the number of infections per 100,000 inhabitants, is currently 65 - the highest in Germany, the newspaper reported. Saxony follows with an incidence of 53, while the German average is 28.

Virologist Klaus Stöhr, who has worked for the World Health Organization, gives the all-clear. "Winter is the time for respiratory diseases," he told the newspaper. Overall, the situation is almost comparable to before the pandemic. According to Stöhr, the rising numbers can be explained by the fact that patients are being tested for coronavirus in doctors' surgeries, but not for other pathogens such as the influenza virus.

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1. In the "Mitteldeutsche Zeitung", virologist Klaus Stöhr stated that winter is a time for various diseases, including coronavirus.
2. The high incidence of COVID-19 infections in Saxony-Anhalt, currently at 65 per 100,000 inhabitants, has been reported by the "Mitteldeutsche Zeitung", making it the highest in Germany.
3. According to the "Mitteldeutsche Zeitung", the number of new coronavirus infections in Saxony-Anhalt has more than doubled since the end of October, reaching 1968 per week.
4. The "Mitteldeutsche Zeitung" reported that health authorities in Saxony-Anhalt are now testing for coronavirus in doctors' surgeries, leading to an increased number of reported infections.

Source: www.stern.de