Germany COVID-19 Cases Soar Past All-Time High
Germany's COVID-19 cases hit a record high, surpassing the previous record set in December 2020 at the height of the pandemic.
Germany has set a new record in terms of Covid-19 cases, reaching almost 34,000 daily cases over the past day, its highest number so far.
The surge has been attributed to the unimmunized in Germany, as the health minister said it was "a massive pandemic of the unvaccinated."
16 million of Germany's residents have not taken a single vaccine dose yet.
The EU member state registered 33,949 cases in one day, the Rober Koch institute reported.
This German crisis came as the WHO warned of a possible 500,000 more deaths in Europe throughout the upcoming 3 months.
WHO Regional Director for Europe Hans Kluge cast the blame on insufficient vaccination figures, although there are some different figures in the continent; Germany, for example, has 66.5% of its population fully vaccinated, while Portugal and Spain have 88% and 81% of their population fully vaccinated, respectively.
The expected surge in deaths could also be attributed to the pressure hospitals are experiencing due to the vast number of patients administered each day.
The rate of hospitalization per 100,000 residents saw a hike from 3.29 up to 3.62 in just one day.
WHO technical lead on Covid-19, Maria Van Kerkhove, said Covid-19 infections saw an increase of 55% throughout Europe over the past four weeks.
Public health officials are concerned over a fourth wave of infections that could ravage Europe and lead to an unprecedented number of deaths and cripple the health system.
Countries all across Europe are suffering from a surge in infections and deaths, for countries such as Romania and Croatia have recorded their highest number of cases yet, and Slovakia has recorded its second-highest. Many countries are also returning to death and infection rates last seen in spring, including the UK, which has been recording more cases than Germany itself.