New Corona hotspots – one district attracts attention
The incidence in Cologne is still well over 200, but one district stands out. The value there is over 600. Last week it looked very different.
Cologne – The fourth corona wave is rolling over Cologne. In the cathedral city, the Corona variant Omikron is currently spreading further, and the incidence in the entire city area is currently still well over 200. Depending on the district, there are also differences in the number of cases. The 7-day incidence is currently highest in Volkhoven / Weiler, for example, while there are no infected people at all in the Libur district.
Cologne: Incidence highest in Volkhoven / Weiler, Hahnwald and Ossendorf – the values at a glance
district | Incidence January 5, 2022 | Incidence December 29, 2021 |
Volkhoven / Weiler (5,997 inhabitants) | 617.0 | 266.8 |
Hahnwald (2,066 inhabitants) | 484.0 | 242.0 |
Ossendorf (11,917 inhabitants) | 453.1 | 327.3 |
While in the previous week the incidence values were highest in Gremberghoven (586.7) and Roggendorf / Thenhoven (484.7), the numbers there are now clearly stated. In Gremberghoven an incidence of 325.9 was currently reported, in the Roggendorf / Thenhoven district the value is now 352.5. Instead, there are new hotspots this week in Volkhoven / Weiler, Hahnwald and Ossendorf. According to the latest statistics, the incidence in Volkhoven / Weiler has even cracked the 600 mark. The current figures relate to Wednesday, January 5, 2022.
In the past week, there were also zero infected people in the Elsdorf district. According to the current status, this is no longer the case. Instead, the incidence there has risen to 233.4. But there is another district with an incidence of “0”. According to the figures, this is currently the case in Libur.
Coronavirus Cologne: Incidence depending on the district – why are there such big differences?
But why are the incidence values so different in the different parts of the city? That is difficult to say, but there is an explanation: Because where the incidence is currently highest, the population is rather low. Since the incidence value is calculated for every 100,000 inhabitants, the number of deaths is rather high even where there is a low number of inhabitants – even if there are fewer infected people there.
An example: 5,997 people live in Volkhoven / Weiler. In the last few days there were 37 infected people, the incidence there is currently 617.0. In the Neustadt-Nord district, however, there are significantly more infected people with 108 corona cases in the last seven days. However, since significantly more residents (28,632) live there, the incidence there is also significantly lower at 377.2.
Incidence in Cologne’s neighborhoods: this is how the value is calculated
To calculate the incidence when & the corona cases of the last seven days are divided by the population of the respective city district. The result is then multiplied by 100,000 to give the incidence value.
Coronavirus Cologne: The incidence values are so different in the city districts
district | Incidence January 5, 2022 | Incidence December 29, 2021 |
Altstadt-Süd (27,982 inhabitants) | 421.7 | 289.5 |
Altstadt-Nord (18,322 inhabitants) | 332.9 | 272.4 |
Neustadt-Süd (38,100 inhabitants) | 320.2 | 270.3 |
Neustadt-Nord (28,632 inhabitants) | 377.2 | 272.4 |
Bayenthal (10,426 inhabitants) | 220.6 | 134.3 |
Rodenkirchen (17,310 inhabitants) | 167.5 | 208.0 |
Lindenthal (30,692 inhabitants) | 345.4 | 325.8 |
Ehrenfeld (38,406 inhabitants) | 372.3 | 281.2 |
Neuhrenfeld (24,226 inhabitants) | 326.1 | 222.9 |
Braunsfeld (12,237 inhabitants) | 245.2 | 294.2 |
Nippes (36,725 inhabitants) | 285.9 | 231.4 |
Deutz (15,516 inhabitants) | 270.7 | 212.7 |
Survey (11,268 inhabitants) | 257.4 | 257.4 |
Porz (15,023 inhabitants) | 219.7 | 206.4 |
Kalk (24,128 inhabitants) | 265.3 | 236.2 |
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