Prognosis
German Cases Hit Fresh Record as Fourth Wave Spreads in Europe
- Infections threaten to overwhelm hospitals in some hotspots
- Health ministers to agree on widening access to booster shots
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Germany reported record Covid-19 infections for a second straight day, as a fourth wave of the pandemic hits Europe and threatens to overwhelm hospitals in some hot spots.
Cases increased by 37,120 on Thursday, while the seven-day incidence rate climbed to 169.9, exceeding the peak reached during the third wave in the spring, according to the latest data from the RKI public-health institute.