Erfurt (dpa/th) – According to the Robert Koch Institute (RKI), the corona incidence for Thuringia was 108.4 on Wednesday morning. The day before, the value was reported as 125.8. This means that Thuringia is still the federal state with the lowest incidence. Nationwide, the incidence was 281.8 as of Wednesday.
However, experts assume that many corona cases are not recorded because positive rapid tests are not always followed by a PCR test. Only these are counted in the statistics. In addition, not all health authorities report their data on a daily basis, especially at the weekend and at the beginning of the week there can be a delay.
According to the RKI, 402 new infections were reported for the Free State. The total number of registered cases has thus increased to 708,434 since the beginning of the pandemic in spring 2020. Five other deaths were also registered. According to official figures, there have been 7,274 deaths related to the corona virus in Thuringia since the beginning of the pandemic.
