Germany reports daily high number of new coronavirus cases
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Germany’s national disease control center has reported a record-high number of new coronavirus cases
BERLIN -- Germany's national disease control center reported a record-high number of new coronavirus cases Wednesday as one of the country's top virologists warned that another lockdown would be needed if vaccinations do not quickly accelerate.
The 39,676 cases registered by the Robert Koch Institute surpassed the previous daily record of 37,120 new cases reported Friday. The institute said Germany's infection rate rose to 232.1 new cases per 100,000 residents over the past seven days.
“We have a real emergency situation right now,” Christian Drosten, the head of virology at Berlin’s Charite Hospital, said regarding the situation at many hospital intensive care units across the country. “We have to do something right now.”
Government officials have repeatedly said they do not intend to impose lockdowns and have instead appealed to residents to get vaccinated.
