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COVID cases hit record high in Germany
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The rate of coronavirus infections in Germany has hit record levels.
The country has seen 201.1 new cases per 100,000 residents over the last week; the previous high was 197.6 in December last year.
While it's still a lower rate than in several other European countries, it has set alarm bells ringing about what has been called a “pandemic of the unvaccinated”.
The Robert Koch Institute, Germany's national disease control centre, said on Monday that 15,513 new cases had been reported over the past 24 hours — down from a record 37,120 on Friday. Figures are often lower after the weekend.
Germany has struggled to find ways to boost its much-slowed vaccination campaign. At least 67% of the country's 83 million population is fully vaccinated,
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