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Ein Intensivbett mit Beatmungseinheit steht auf einer Corona-Station.
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Immer mehr Berlinerinnern und Berliner kommen wegen Covid-19 ins Krankenhaus. In den vergangenen sieben Tagen wurden in der Stadt rechnerisch 19,1 von 100.000 Betroffenen in Kliniken aufgenommen, wie die Gesundheitsverwaltung am Freitag mitteilte.
A week ago, the hospitalization incidence had been at 14.7. However, most of those infected with Covid-19 do not have to go to an intensive care unit. In Berlin ICUs, 16.3 percent of the beds are currently occupied by Coronavirus patients - slightly less than a week ago.
According to official data, Berlin continues to be the federal state with the most people infected with Corona. For the past seven days, the health offices reported 1829.4 new infections per 100,000 inhabitants - slightly less than the previous day but significantly more than a week ago, when the incidence was at 1258.3. The nationwide incidence was 1073 on Thursday. Among the Berlin districts, Tempelhof-Schöneberg has the highest incidence with 3192.2, while Steglitz-Zehlendorf and Marzahn-Hellersdorf are at about 750.