That’s how likely Merkel’s alarming prognosis is



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Last week, the chancellor warned of more than 19,000 new infections every day through Christmas. But how likely is that? t-online shows what the above data suggests.

The number of new confirmed corona infections has increased significantly in Germany. More than 2,000 new cases were recently reported daily, and even more than 4,000 on Thursday morning. For comparison: in June there were only a few hundred a day. Last week, Chancellor Angela Merkel even warned that the number of new infections each day could rise dramatically by Christmas, to 19,200. But how likely is this forecast to materialize?

A look at particularly affected districts and urban districts in Germany shows exactly where new corona infections are increasing the most.

In the video above you can see how likely such a scenario is and how exactly the number of new infections has developed each day in the last three months. Alternatively, watch the video here.

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