Erfurt (dpa/th) – According to the Robert Koch Institute (RKI), the corona incidence for Thuringia was 72.6 on Tuesday morning. In the past week, the value was at times well above the 100 threshold. This means that Thuringia is still the federal state with the lowest incidence. Nationwide, the incidence was 201.7 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, 702 new infections were reported for the Free State. The total number of registered cases has risen to 709,741 since the beginning of the pandemic in spring 2020. Ten more deaths have also been registered. According to official figures, there have been 7,288 deaths related to the corona virus in Thuringia since the beginning of the pandemic
