Berlin, January 19 (China News Service) -- The number of new confirmed cases of the new coronavirus in a single day announced by the German disease control agency on the 19th exceeded 100,000 for the first time, reaching 112323, the highest since the outbreak of the new crown epidemic. As of that day, the cumulative number of confirmed cases in Germany has reached 8186850, accounting for nearly 10% of the country's total population (83.2 million).
The number of new confirmed cases and the number of new deaths announced by the Robert Koch Institute of the German disease control agency on the 19th were 112323 and 239 respectively, and as of the same day, the cumulative number of confirmed 8186850 and 116081 deaths. Among them, the "average number of new confirmed cases per 100,000 people in seven days" (incidence index) used by the country to monitor the severity of the epidemic surged to 584.4 on the same day, which has refreshed the extreme value of the epidemic for many consecutive days. The number of patients requiring intensive care in the ICU decreased by 93 from the previous day to a total of 2571. As of that day, Germany had received a total of 159.7 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine, with a total of 60.7 million people fully vaccinated, reaching 72.9% of the country's total population, and 40.1 million people who had been vaccinated with boosters, accounting for 48.3% of the total population.
In response to the current epidemic situation in Germany, German Health Minister Lauterbach told German media on the same day that the large-scale epidemic caused by the Omiljung mutation is expected to peak in a few weeks, "I think we will reach the peak of the epidemic in mid-February, after which the number of confirmed cases may decline again." ”
He warned that the current epidemic has not yet reached its peak, and due to the large number of unreported confirmed cases, the incidence index obtained by the CDC may be far below the true level of the country.
Lauterbach once again called on the country's political circles to push Parliament to pass a bill on mandatory vaccinations as soon as possible to avoid another large-scale outbreak in the autumn. He cautioned that if the legislative process is initiated now, the bill is expected to take effect from April to May this year, and by the time people have finished giving the third dose of the vaccine, it will be September to October this year.
Source: China News Network