[ad_1]
Photo: Getty
In Germany and the Czech Republic, the maximum number of cases since the start of the pandemic
In Germany, the coronavirus was detected in 32.5 thousand people per day. In the Czech Republic – almost 17 thousand. At the same time, 52% of the tests were positive in the Czech Republic.
In Germany and the Czech Republic, new anti-records have been set for the number of coronavirus cases since the start of the pandemic. Thus, in Germany, during the previous day, 32,552 new cases of COVID-19 infection were detected and in the Czech Republic 16,939, this was announced on Thursday, December 31, by the Robert Koch Institute of Germany and the Czech Ministry of Health.
Germany also reported that 964 people died the day before from complications from the coronavirus, the total number of victims from the pandemic reached 33,071.
Since the beginning of the pandemic in Germany, 1,719,737 cases of Sars-CoV-2 infection have been confirmed. Approximately 1,328,200 people have recovered at this time.
In the neighboring Czech Republic, where the population is less than 11 million, a record 16,939 new infections were detected in the last day.
It is observed that 52% of all the tests carried out were positive, while the epidemic is considered controlled with an indicator of up to 5%.
So far, 5,900 coronavirus patients have been hospitalized, 200 more than the previous day. Of these, 845 are in serious condition. During the day, 75 people died, increasing the total death toll since the start of the epidemic to 11,580.
Of the 718,661 people who have confirmed the coronavirus since the start of the epidemic in the Czech Republic, 114,500 are now ill. 592,000 patients have already recovered.
Recall that German Chancellor Angela Merkel, in her last New Year’s address to the nation as Chancellor, said that 2020 was the most difficult year during her 15 years of leadership and thanked her compatriots for their efforts in the fight against the spread. of the coronavirus.
As reported, on December 27, the Czech Republic passed the highest level of epidemic threat. The republic has imposed a curfew and a ban on citizens from leaving their homes unless absolutely necessary.
News of Correspondent.net on Telegram. Subscribe to our channel https://t.me/korrespondentnet