Germany sees new record number of infections

The number of confirmed new cases of coronavirus infection in Germany has increased by 112,323 over the past day, which was a new record for the entire time of the pandemic, Report informs, citing TASS.

The previous anti-record was fixed on January 14, when 92,223 cases of infection were detected. Since the beginning of the epidemic, the infection has been detected in 8,186,850 residents of Germany. This is while 239 patients have died in the country over the past 24 hours. The total number of deaths for the entire pandemic in Germany has reached 116,081. As many as 7,098,400 people recovered.

In January, the omicron strain of coronavirus became dominant in Germany.

Currently, restrictions have been introduced in Germany, but they are much softer than during the periods of the first, second and third waves of the pandemic. They mainly concern the unvaccinated: those without a jab cannot visit restaurants, theaters, concerts, fitness clubs.

The country’s authorities are doing their best to vaccinate as many people as possible. German Chancellor Olaf Scholz intends to achieve mandatory vaccination this year.