Table 2.
Distribution of questionnaires in 2021, SARS Cov2 test results and overall incidence in Germany
| Month of questionnaire administration | June 2021 | July 2021 | August 2021 | September 2021 | October2021 | November 2021 | December 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Questionnaires, n (%) | 115 [10] | 211 [18] | 149 [13] | 189 [16] | 226 [19] | 171 [14] | 120 [10] |
| Patients, who reported to have ever been tested positive, n (%) | 4 (3.5) | 10 (4.7) | 6 (4.0) | 12 (6.3) | 11 (4.9) | 7 (4.1) | 9 (7.5) |
| SARS-CoV2 incidence# | 17 | 6 | 36 | 82 | 74 | 303 | 389 |
#infections per 100.000 inhabitants in Germany in the middle of the month [24]
Between the beginning of June 2021 and the end of October 2021, the measure index in Germany, that served as a measure of the type and number of restraints or restrictions on public life for infection control reasons, ranged between 40 and 30 (0 = no measure, 100 = most stringent measures), i.e. in the medium-low range, and then rose to an average of about 45 in November and to about 55 in December [25]