Corona in Saxon Switzerland: zero new infections, but new variant!

Corona in Saxon Switzerland: zero new infections, but new variant!

Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge, Deutschland - The Corona position in the Saxon Switzerland-Easternzgebirge district remains stable. The current state of the data, recorded by July 18, 2025, shows that no new infections have been found in the past seven days. With a 7-day incidence of 0.0 per 100,000 inhabitants, you could almost say that everything would be in butter. But what does the situation look like?

The district currently reports a total of 128,414 COVID-19 infections. The number of deaths on or with Covid-19 amounts to 1,608. The website corona-in-numbers of a lethality rate of 1.25%. This shows that the numbers appear high, but the current perspective is encouraging.

intensive care beds and Covid-19 patients

The situation in the intensive care facilities illustrates the relaxation: 5 of a total of 6 intensive care beds are occupied, but not with a single covid 19 patient, which the news.de reported. This is a positive sign that shows that the capacities in the healthcare system are currently well positioned.

On the intensive care units in the Saxon Swiss Osterzgebirge, only a Covid 19 patient is being treated, which corresponds to less than 2% of the beds, according to the reports from the region. According to the latest data, the occupancy rate of all intensive care beds is 68 % (as of July 12, 2023).

vaccination and new corona variant Nimbus

An aspect that is not too negligible in the entire Corona debate is the vaccination rate. Around 76.3 % of the population have currently received basic immunization in Germany. The campaign for vaccination seems to be promising, at least Statista that is high for the adult citizens.

However, the focus is also on the new Corona variant Nimbus (NB.1.8.1). This variant was discovered in January 2025 and classified in May 2025 as a "variant under observation". Initial indications indicate that Nimbus may be easier to transfer without triggering more severe disease courses. This gives rise to hope to cope with the new challenges in pandemi management well.

A look at the overall location in Saxony

The current news situation therefore shows that despite the uncertainties through new virus variants and finally the continuous monitoring of the vaccination rates, positive progress is made. And that is a valuable message for all citizens of the region in these challenging times.