Prognosis
Germany’s New Virus Cases Up Most in More Than Three Months
- Infections have been rising across the country in recent weeks
- Health minister is concerned about travelers returning home
A health worker waits to test travellers arriving from abroad to be tested at a Covid-19 testing station set up at Cologne-Bonn Airport on Aug 8.
Photographer: Sascha Schuermann/Getty Images
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Germany recorded the highest number of new coronavirus cases in more than three months, with daily infections staying above 1,000 for three straight days.
There were 1,319 new infections in the 24 hours through Thursday morning, the most since May 1 and bringing the total to 220,859, according to data from Johns Hopkins University. The number of daily cases reached almost 7,000 at the peak of the pandemic at the end of March and in early April.