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To date, 97,672 people have died after contracting the virus in Germany.
The total number of reported cases of coronavirus infection in Germany has exceeded 5 million, the agency writes. DPA.
The Robert Koch Institute for Infectious Diseases (RKI) reported 33,498 new cases on Sunday, bringing the country’s total to 5,021,469 since the first recorded case in Germany.
In addition, the incidence rate for seven days per 100,000 people was 289.0, another record.
To date, 97,672 people have died after contracting the virus in Germany.
During the first 18 months of the pandemic, Germany was often praised as one of the countries particularly well at controlling the spread of the coronavirus. But now hospitals are warning they don’t have enough capacity and space to care for patients. Many procedures are postponed due to an outbreak. According to the weekly Spiegel, around 12,000 soldiers will be sent to hospitals and local health authorities on Christmas Eve.
According to the RKI, 67.5% of the German population is fully vaccinated and 70% received their first vaccination. In response to the deteriorating forecasts, the government reintroduced free rapid testing of citizens for coronavirus from Saturday.
Recall that in Germany, 35 leading doctors and other experts called on the federal government and the governments of the federal states change policy to combat coronavirus… “Instead of passively and expectantly shifting responsibility to each individual person, politicians must finally fully realize their responsibility. Every day of delay is worth human lives,” the scientists wrote in a joint address released on Saturday, November 13, in the Kölner Stadt newspaper. Anzeiger and Redaktionsnetzwerk Deutschland.
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