JAKARTA - Germany recorded its highest death toll from COVID-19 since February on Wednesday, as it struggles to halt the fourth wave of the coronavirus pandemic.
A total of 69,601 new infections were reported, 2,415 more than the same time a week ago, with 527 people dying, the highest number since February 12, bringing the total to 104,047, said Germany's Robert Koch Institute for disease control.
However, the country's seven-day incidence rate of cases per 100,000 people continued to fall, declining to 427 from 432 on Tuesday.
Experts question whether the metric means Germany has passed the peak of this pandemic wave or whether the figures are unreliable, as some health authorities are overwhelmed, especially in the hardest-hit areas.
To note, last week German authorities agreed to ban unvaccinated people from access to all but the most essential businesses, such as grocery stores, pharmacies and bakeries and to step up vaccination campaigns.
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