Germany has recorded 1,707 new cases of coronavirus infection in the past 24 hours, a level that had not been reached since April, according to official figures released on Thursday.
These statistics from the RKI epidemiological watch institute, which bring the total number of cases since the start of the pandemic to 228,621, further confirm the upsurge in contamination observed in the country in recent weeks. However, so far the number of new daily cases remained comparable to those recorded during the month of May, which saw the beginning of the epidemic ebb.
Ten new deaths linked to the pandemic in the last 24 hours
With 1,707 new cases, the country is back to the levels of the end of April, a period then still considered the peak of the pandemic. The record for the country is just over 6,000 at the start of April.
At the same time, Germany recorded ten new pandemic-related deaths in the past 24 hours, bringing their total number to 9,253.
The authorities are increasing the number of warnings in the face of the rise in cases of contamination, largely linked to the return of many German tourists from abroad.
"Doubling of (new) cases" observed on average each day
This situation has led the government to declare practically all of Spain and part of the Balkans, areas popular with German holidaymakers, as risk areas and to impose tests and quarantines on return.
"The doubling of (new) cases" observed on average every day "throughout Germany over the past three weeks" constitutes a "development which should not continue but which we should on the contrary curb", thus warned Chancellor Angela. Merkel.
At the same time, some experts argue that the sharp rise in the number of tests performed in the country is helping to explain the rise in infection cases.
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