Germany Reports over 1000 Coronavirus Deaths in a Day

On Wednesday, Germany reported more than 1000 deaths of coronavirus in one day for the first time since the pandemic outbreak.

According to the German national disease control center, the Robert Koch Institute, 1,129 deaths were reported over the past 24 hours. That exceeds the previous record set a week ago of 962 and brings the country`s total death toll to 32,107.

The death toll in country was relatively low in the first phase of Coronavirus but in recent weeks it has reported hundreds of deaths per day.

Notably, Italy, the U.K., France, and Spain still have higher death tolls.

A shutdown that was deepened on Dec. 16 with the closure of schools and most shops is scheduled to remain in place until Jan. 10. It appears almost certain to be extended when Chancellor Angela Merkel and state governors review the situation next week.

The disease control center said 22,459 new coronavirus cases were reported over the past 24 hours. That’s a bit lower than a week ago, but lower testing of non-acute cases over Christmas may also play a role. Germany has reported nearly 1.69 million cases in total.