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Germany reports record 11,287 new virus cases in 24 hours
A passenger is tested by a doctor at a corona screening station in the medical centre of the airport in Duesseldorf, western Germany, on July 27, 2020.
Photo credit: Ina Fassbender | AFP
What you need to know:
- Germany, like many European countries, has been facing a sharp increase in Covid-19 cases for several weeks.
- Faced with the rebound, authorities have toughened anti-pandemic measures, such as banning large gatherings.
- Local restrictions have also been imposed -- in Berlin, it is now compulsory to wear a mask on certain busy streets.
Germany recorded 11,287 new Covid-19 infections in 24 hours, a sharp jump from the previous day and a record for the country since the outbreak of the pandemic, according to official data Thursday.
The figure far exceeds the next highest total of 7,830 recorded last Friday, and is a steep jump from the 7,595 cases reported on Wednesday by the Robert Koch Institute.
