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Weekly NEC rates for prepandemic calendar weeks (CW) 01\/2019\u201309\/2020 were compared with rates during first COVID-19 wave (CW 10\u201320\/2020), first loosening of restrictions (CW 21\u201329\/2020), intensified COVID-19 testing (CW 30\u201339\/2020) and second COVID-19 wave (CW 40\u201353\/2020), and contrasted with COVID-19 incidence in Germany.<\/jats:p>\n              <\/jats:sec><jats:sec>\n                <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                <jats:p>A total of <jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic>\u00a0=\u200910\u00a0810 NECs were analyzed. Prepandemic NEC rates were stable over time (median: 103, IQR: 97\u2013115). Upon the first COVID-19 wave in Germany, NEC rates declined sharply (median: 86, IQR: 69\u201392; <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u00a0&lt;\u20090.001) but recovered within weeks. Changes in NEC rates after first loosening of restrictions (median: 109, IQR: 98\u2013127; <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u00a0=\u20090. 188), a phase of intensified testing (median: 111, IQR: 101\u2013114; <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u00a0=\u20090.434) and as of a second COVID-19 wave (median: 102, IQR: 94\u2013112; <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u00a0=\u20090. 462) were not significant. Likewise, patient age and gender distribution remained constant.<\/jats:p>\n              <\/jats:sec><jats:sec>\n                <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                <jats:p>Upon the first pandemic COVID-19 wave in Germany, NEC rates declined but recovered within weeks. 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