(Fighting New Coronary Pneumonia) The cumulative number of confirmed cases in Germany exceeds 230,000 in a single day, a record high in nearly four months
China News Agency, Berlin, August 21 (Reporter Peng Dawei) As of the evening of the 20th local time, the cumulative number of people diagnosed with the new crown virus in Germany has exceeded 230,000. The German Federal Agency for Disease Control announced that the number of newly confirmed cases reached 1,707 that day, a record high since late April this year.
The German Federal Agency for Disease Control and Prevention, the Robert Koch Institute, announced the number of newly confirmed cases that day was 1,707. This is the first time since late April this year that Germany has recorded more than 1,700 new cases in a single day. According to a report by the German mainstream media "Times Online", as of 23:00 local time on the 20th, a total of 231,068 confirmed cases, 204,763 cured, and 9,415 died in Germany. Among them, a total of 8,952 newly diagnosed people were newly diagnosed in the past week (August 14-August 20), which also hit a new high since May 1.
In view of the recent increase in the number of new cases in Germany, there is a view that it is related to the increased testing efforts in Germany since August. However, the Robert Koch Institute responded on the same day that the increase in testing is not enough to explain the current increase in the number of new cases.
According to data from the Robert Koch Institute, confirmed infections after returning to Germany from vacation currently account for 39% of the newly confirmed cases in Germany. At the beginning of July, this proportion was only about 10%.
The latest authoritative poll "German Trends" released by German TV 1 that day showed that the German public's anxiety about contracting the new crown virus is rising. In the latest poll, 34% of respondents were “worried or very worried” about themselves or their family members being infected with the new crown virus. In the last poll on August 6, only 28% of respondents expressed concern. (Finish)