Spahn (R) visits the intensive care unit of the University Medical
Center of Schleswig-Holstein (UKSH) on August 19, 2020 in Kiel.
Christian Charisius / POOL / AFP
Germany has recorded 1,707 new cases of the coronavirus
in the past 24 hours, the highest daily toll since April, official
figures showed Thursday.
Germany has fared better than many European neighbours in
suppressing the virus so far but like elsewhere, the number of
cases has jumped significantly over the summer holidays.
Much of the rise has been blamed on returning holidaymakers as
well as parties and family gatherings.
The latest figures, from the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) for
infectious diseases, bring to 228,621 the number of infections in
the country since the start of the pandemic.
It takes the daily toll back to a level not seen since late
April, when the pandemic was considered to be at its peak.
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The daily record of new cases in Germany is just over 6,000,
registered in early April.
Ten new deaths were reported in the past 24 hours, bringing the
total to 9,253.
Faced with a surge in cases, Germany earlier this month
introduced free, mandatory tests for anyone returning from areas
deemed a high risk for COVID-19 infections.
Chancellor Angela Merkel warned on Tuesday there could be no
further relaxation of coronavirus restrictions.
She urged Germans to follow the rules on hygiene precautions and
reminded travellers returning from risk areas that quarantine was
not an option “but a must” so long as they could not show a
negative test.
Some experts however have said that the jump in the infection
toll could be explained by a sharp rise in the number of tests
being carried out in the country.
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