COVID-19 Cases In Germany Again Record

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BERLIN - COVID-19 cases in Germany have again recorded a daily record since the pandemic began in early 2020, which is more than 37,000 cases.

The Robert Koch Institute confirmed 37,120 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, up from 33,949 cases on Thursday. Authorities also reported an additional 154 COVID-19 deaths.

According to official data, the weekly incidence rate in Germany increased to 169.9 cases per 100,000 people from 139.2 cases last week.

Launching Antara, Friday, November 5, the Institute said cases of COVID-19 are likely to rise in the next few weeks, as people spend more time indoors during winter and large numbers of people remain unwilling to be vaccinated.

He asked people who are still indecisive to see the benefits of vaccination, emphasizing that vaccination provides the best protection against severe COVID-19 disease.

The public is also advised to continue implementing hygiene and social distancing measures and to use masks in public to help stem the spread of the virus.

So far 66.9 percent of the population has received a complete COVID-19 vaccine, as doubt and distrust of vaccines remains a major challenge for health authorities.