Germany reports a record high of 248,838 new daily COVID-19 cases
[Asia Economy Reporter Yu Je-hoon] Germany's daily new COVID-19 cases have approached a record high of 250,000. The proportion of the 'Stealth Omicron' variant, which has higher transmissibility than the typical Omicron variant, has also more than doubled compared to the previous week.
According to the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) in Germany on the 4th (local time), the number of newly confirmed cases in the past 24 hours was recorded at 248,838. As a result, the cumulative number of confirmed cases has increased to 10,671,602.
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In particular, the RKI explained that as of last week, the proportion of Omicron variant infections among new confirmed cases reached 96%. The proportion of Stealth Omicron variant infections was 5.1% as of the 23rd of last month, more than doubling compared to the previous week.
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