Germany’s Covid infections soar

Berlin – Germany yesterday saw its total number of coronavirus infections pass one million, the Robert Koch Institute for disease control has said.

The institute recorded more than 22 000 new daily cases, pushing the country’s total beyond the one million mark.

Germany had largely contained the spread of the virus in the northern spring but has been hit hard by a second wave of infections.

The number of Covid-19 patients in intensive care nationwide has soared from over 360 early last month to more than 3 500 last week.

North Rhine-Westphalia state has recorded more than a quarter of all cases, ahead of Bavaria’s 198 000 infections. Berlin has seen 62 000 cases since the start of the pandemic.