Germany Reports 1,129 Daily COVID-19 Deaths... Record High Updated

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[Asia Economy Reporter Jeon Jinyoung] Germany's daily death toll from the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has risen to 1,129, setting a new record high. Accordingly, the German government plans to extend the full lockdown, which began on the 16th, until January 10 of next year.

According to data from the Robert Koch Institute (RKI), Germany's equivalent of the disease control agency, on the 30th (local time), the daily COVID-19 death toll reached 1,129 for the first time, surpassing the 1,000 mark. This figure is higher than the previous record of 962 deaths recorded a week earlier.

The number of new confirmed cases reached 22,459, slightly decreasing compared to the previous week (24,740). This is believed to be due to a reduction in diagnostic tests during the Christmas holidays.

The German government aims to reduce the number of new confirmed cases to below 50 per 100,000 people over a one-week period.

Germany has entered a full lockdown from the 16th until January 10 of next year, closing shops, schools, and childcare facilities.

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