Germany records 1,000 coronavirus deaths in one day for first time
The country also registered 22,459 new coronavirus infections within the same 24 hour time period.
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Your support makes all the difference.Germany has reported more than 1,000 Covid-19 deaths in a 24-hour period for the first time.
On 29 December, 1,122 people in Germany died from Covid-19, the highest daily rate recorded in the country.
This takes the total number of deaths in Germany to 32,267.
This is an increase from the previous record number of 962 deaths within 24 hours — registered on Wednesday last week.
The country also registered 22,459 new coronavirus infections within the same 24 hour time period.
These deaths come in the second wave of the virus in Germany. In the first wave, which happened in March-May, the peak number of deaths was 510 on 15 April.
The country is currently under a “hard” lockdown, with schools and all non-essential businesses shut in an attempt to quell the sharp rise in infections.
These restrictions will be in place until at least 10 January.
There was a slight easing of restrictions for Christmas, with households allowed to mix with a maximum of four other people between the 24 and 26 December.
To prepare for Christmas mixing, the German Chancellor made an emotional appeal asking people to avoid contact before Christmas, stating the then 590 deaths “unacceptable”.
The Chancellor has not yet made a public statement on the country hitting the chilling milestone of 1000 deaths in a 24 hour period.
Germany has started its inoculation roll out, with 101-year-old Edith Kwoizalla her vaccine on 27 December.
Germany currently has the sixth-highest rates of deaths in Europe, with Italy having the first highest and the UK having the second.
In regards to the numbers of positive cases, Germany has the 7th highest rates.
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