Germany sets daily record with over 110,000 new COVID cases

Germany sets daily record with over 110,000 new COVID cases

Germany on Wednesday reported more than 110,000 coronavirus cases in a day, a new record since the pandemic began two years ago.

The Robert Koch Institute (RKI), the country's disease control agency, has confirmed 112,323 COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours and 239 coronavirus-related fatalities.

The number of people who are currently sick with COVID-19 climbed to 972,400, a new high in the pandemic's current fifth wave.

The highly contagious omicron variant has been the driving force behind the new surge in cases. According to the RKI’s latest weekly report, the variant accounts for at least 73% of new infections in the country.

Despite the surge in coronavirus infections, most of the cases have been mild so far, not requiring hospitalization. Germany’s hospitalization rate stood at 3.17 per 100,000 residents Tuesday, much lower than the figures seen in previous waves of the pandemic.

Some 72.8% of the population have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19 and nearly 47.6% of them had also received their booster shots as of Tuesday, according to official data.

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