6:05 AM – On Wednesday, the national holiday of November 17, tests revealed another 14,119 cases of covid-19 in the Czech Republic. It is about 8,000 less than on record Tuesday, when there were 22,511, but 600 more than last Wednesday and 2,500 more than this Monday.
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According to current coronavirus data, there are 4440 people in hospitals, about 700 more than last Wednesday. Compared to the beginning of this week, the number of hospitalized patients has decreased slightly. 15 percent of covid patients are now in severe condition, specifically 663.
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6:69 – Germany records a record 65,371 new cases of SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus infection in the last 24 hours, the first time there have been more than 60,000 positive tests per day. The seven-day incidence is 336.9 new cases per week per 100,000 population, which is also the highest value so far. . Exactly a week ago, health authorities recorded more than 50,000 new infections per day for the first time.
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Since the beginning of the pandemic, tests in Germany have revealed 5,195,321 infected, of whom 98,538 have died. The number of victims rose by 264 on Wednesday. The number of covid patients admitted to hospitals in the past seven days was 5.15 per 100,000 on Wednesday. It was 4.86 on Tuesday.
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Due to the deteriorating epidemic situation, the individual Länder are tightening anti-coronavirus measures. In Bavaria, unvaccinated people and hotels are not allowed from Tuesday. The Czech Republic is due to introduce similar measures from Monday.
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