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Germany’s Covid-19 infections rate rises to highest since May

Shoppers wearing protective face masks pass retail outlets on Schildergasse in Cologne, Germany, on June 12, 2021. German Health Minister Jens Spahn suggested ending the mask mandate for outdoor activities as Covid-19 infections recede. Photographer: Sarah Pabst/Bloomberg

(Bloomberg) -- Germany’s new coronavirus infections rose to a level not seen since May as the pandemic resurges with the onset of colder weather in large parts across Europe.

Cases recorded were exactly 100 per 100,000 people for the past seven days on Saturday, an increase from a rate of 95.1 per 100,000 a day earlier, data from Robert Koch Institute showed. There has been 83,14 cases in the past seven days and 15,145 over the previous 24 hours, it said. Deaths rose to 86, from 75 a week ago.

By Eyk Henning
Oct 23, 2021, 1:00 PM
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