(Fighting against New Coronary Pneumonia) The cumulative number of confirmed new crown cases in Germany exceeds 30 million
China News Agency, Berlin, July 21 (Reporter Ma Xiuxiu) The epidemic data released by the German CDC on the 21st showed that the cumulative number of confirmed cases of new crown virus infection in the country as of that day has exceeded 30 million.
The German disease control agency Robert Koch Institute announced that the number of new diagnoses was 136,624 on the same day.
As of that day, Germany had a total of 30,131,303 confirmed cases and 142,948 deaths.
The total number of patients requiring intensive care in the ICU rose by 65 on the day to 1,395.
Data showed that 177 new deaths were reported in Germany that day, compared with 136 the day before and 145 a week earlier.
Germany's new crown incidence index (an average of seven-day cumulative new diagnoses per 100,000 people) used to monitor the severity of the epidemic rose to 740.3.
As of now, at least 63.4 million people in Germany have been fully vaccinated, accounting for about 76.2% of the country's total population, and at least 51.4 million people have received booster shots, accounting for 61.8% of the total population.
Currently, Germany is in the midst of a summer wave of epidemics.
There are widespread fears that infections could worsen if the colder season comes and people spend more time in enclosed spaces.
"The autumn and winter will show that the new crown virus still poses a great risk to citizens' health and critical infrastructure." German Health Minister Lauterbach said on social media recently that the situation will become difficult due to the lack of natural gas, and the federal states must prevent the epidemic. measures to play a role.
He pointed out that many people hope that there are studies showing that many people in Germany already have antibodies, which will mean the end of the pandemic.
However, this is wrong, because the presence of antibodies does not guarantee protection from infection and may even lead to fatal risks.
In a recent interview with the media, Lauterbach also said that new epidemic restrictions are expected to be adopted in the fall.
However, he has not disclosed the specific measures introduced.
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