COVID-19 pandemic in Hamburg

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The COVID-19 pandemic occurs in Hamburg since 2020 as part of the global COVID-19 pandemic and in particular the COVID-19 pandemic in Germany on. The pandemic affects the novel disease COVID-19 . This is caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus from the Coronaviridae group and belongs to the group of respiratory diseases . From March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) classified the outbreak of the novel coronavirus as a global pandemic.

course

In Hamburg, a doctor in pediatric medicine at the University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf (UKE) was reported as affected on February 27, 2020 . He had previously been to Trentino in northern Italy . According to the Robert Koch Institute , parts of northern Italy have been a COVID-19 risk area since February 27, 2020 . It was the first case that tested positive in Hamburg. However, the man lived in Henstedt-Ulzburg in Schleswig-Holstein . On March 2, a third COVID-19 case from Hamburg was reported with a returnee from Iran, at that time also an RKI risk area. The number of coronavirus infections continued to rise in the Hanseatic city of Hamburg until March 5, 2020. The health authority said that the newly reported cases were not related, which made it difficult to trace the chains of infection. Only a few new infections have been reported since mid-May 2020. Since the end of July the number has increased more sharply.

On August 1, 2020, the number of infected people was 5,400, of whom 5,360 had either recovered or died, according to the RKI. There were fewer than 50 open cases of infection in Hamburg.

On August 21, 2020, the RKI reported almost 6000 infections, 5300 recovered and 265 deaths. The number of open cases thus triumphs to almost 450 cases.

statistics

Cases of infection

Confirmed infections (cumulative) in Hamburg
(based on data from the RKI from the COVID-19 pandemic in Germany )

Confirmed infections (new cases) in Hamburg
(based on data from the RKI from the COVID-19 pandemic in Germany )


7-day incidence in Hamburg / 100,000 inhabitants

  • Note: Number of newly known infections in the last 7 days based on 100,000 inhabitants.

Deaths

Confirmed deaths (cumulative) in Hamburg
(based on data from the RKI from the COVID-19 pandemic in Germany )

Confirmed deaths (daily) in Hamburg
(based on data from the RKI from the COVID-19 pandemic in Germany )

Remarks

  1. ↑ a b c d This is a list of cases that were reported to the RKI via the reporting channel or official sources. Since the situation is very dynamic, there may be deviations or delays between the RKI cases and information from other bodies, such as the federal states concerned or the World Health Organization (WHO).
  2. ↑ a b Regarding the increase on May 12, 2020, the RKI says: "The data from Hamburg have been validated again, so that 180 more cases are counted compared to yesterday, but which also have reporting data from a long time ago."
  3. ↑ a b c d On March 25 and April 22, 2020, no data was transmitted from Hamburg for technical reasons.
  4. ↑ a b c d For June 14, 2020, the RKI announced: "Baden-Württemberg, Brandenburg and Hamburg did not transmit any data over the weekend."

Reactions and actions

All cultural institutions in the Hamburg area ceased operations on March 14, 2020 due to an order. On March 15, 2020, Hamburg decreed the closure of all amusement, education, sport and leisure facilities, the operation of restaurants was allowed under strict conditions, and the Hamburg fish market ceased operations for the first time in its history. On March 16, it was also announced that the port birthday , which should have taken place from May 8 to 10, 2020, has been canceled. The Hamburg marathon was canceled in July.

On March 13, Hamburg ordered a nationwide school closure from March 16. Emergency care was subsequently set up for children whose parents work in systemically important professions.

On March 17, 2020, 40 people serving a substitute prison sentence in Hamburg were released as a precaution to make room for inmates suffering from COVID-19. This practice sparked controversy over possible data breaches. On March 22, 2020, Hamburg announced the general decree, which included the ban on contact and the closure of all restaurants to the public.

In April 2020, Hamburg introduced a mask requirement . The mask requirement applied to all people older than seven years. Business owners who did not enforce the mask requirement faced a fine of 500 to 1000 euros. The first easing occurred in mid-May 2020. Visiting restaurants was allowed again under certain restrictions.

A special feature in Hamburg is that all deaths related to the coronavirus are autopsied. As of May 9, 2020, over 100 autopsies were carried out on fatalities with Covid-19 disease, after which "without exception all previous illnesses such as high blood pressure, heart attack or organ damage" had.

On August 26, 2020, the saunas and thermal baths were allowed to reopen despite the increased numbers.

Web links

Commons : COVID-19 pandemic in Hamburg  - collection of images

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Pulmonologists on the net: Covid-19: Causes . Online at www.lungenaerzte-im-netz.de. Retrieved April 4, 2020.
  2. ↑ Tagesschau: "Deeply worried". WHO speaks of corona pandemic . March 11, 2020. Online at www.tagesschau.de. Retrieved April 4, 2020.
  3. ↑ Süddeutsche Zeitung: Corona in the north: UKE doctor from Henstedt-Ulzburg infected. Retrieved February 28, 2020 .
  4. ↑ Robert Koch Institute (Ed.): COVID-19 (Coronavirus SARS-CoV-2): Risk areas , as of February 27, 2020. Published on the RKI website. ( Memento in archive.org )
  5. ↑ The number of infections is increasing - first cases in Hamburg and Hesse. Retrieved February 28, 2020 .
  6. ↑ Ann-Christin Busch, Nina Gessner: Coronavirus in Hamburg: 50 people under quarantine - 16 of them are children. February 28, 2020, accessed March 12, 2020 .
  7. ↑ Coronavirus live ticker. Retrieved March 2, 2020 .
  8. ↑ Coronavirus blog. NDRinfo, accessed March 9, 2020 .
  9. ↑ State cultural institutions cease operations. In: hamburg.de. March 13, 2020, accessed March 30, 2020 .
  10. ↑ General decree to contain the coronavirus in Hamburg. Authority for Health and Consumer Protection Hamburg, March 15, 2020, accessed on March 15, 2020 .
  11. ↑ Hamburg fish market canceled - Altona district office. hamburg.de, March 13, 2020, accessed on March 30, 2020 .
  12. ↑ Corona: Hamburg harbor birthday canceled , ndr.de, accessed April 6, 2020
  13. ↑ Süddeutsche Zeitung: Marathon cancellation: six-digit financial loss threatens. Retrieved August 11, 2020 .
  14. ↑ Hamburg releases 40 prisoners. March 17, 2020, accessed March 17, 2020 .
  15. ↑ General decree to contain the coronavirus in Hamburg through temporary contact restrictions. (PDF) Authority for Health and Consumer Protection of the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg, March 22, 2020, accessed on March 30, 2020 .
  16. ↑ a b c Hamburger Abendblatt: Mask requirement in Hamburg: These rules now apply. In: Abendblatt.de. April 27, 2020, accessed June 1, 2020 .
  17. ↑ Patrick Mayer: Hamburg clinic autopsied over 100 corona deaths - the results are very clear ; on merkur.de, accessed June 15, 2020
  18. ↑ Corona easing in Hamburg: This is how it is now in saunas and thermal baths. August 26, 2020, accessed on August 26, 2020 (German).