Germany has seen a sharp rise in coronavirus cases in the last 24 hours as one of its top disease experts warned that a third wave has started and Europe 'should be worried'
Deaths had been steadily declining in Germany, but with a sudden rise in cases there are fears that more fatalities will soon follow
* Germany has recorded a sharp rise in Covid cases as deaths also trend up
* Country's top disease expert has warned third wave of coronavirus has begun
* Comes days after country began easing of lockdown with some schools open
* It also comes amid Europe's slow vaccine roll-out, which has seen just seven per cent of the population given at least one dose
Germany has recorded a sharp rise in coronavirus cases as the country's top disease expert warned a third wave of the disease has started.
There were 14,356 new cases of Covid reported in Germany on Thursday, the Robert Koch Institute said, up from 9,146 cases the previous day.
Deaths also increased from 300 reported Wednesday to 321 reported Thursday.
Germany has suffered a total of more than 2.5million Covid cases and 72,810 deaths
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Update: Coronavirus digest: Germany's 'third wave has begun' (DW)
WNU editor: Germany is not the only European country facing a new Covid-19 wave .... Eastern Europe Covid Outbreak Overwhelms Countries as Vaccine Rollout Speeds up (Bloomberg). Even hospitals in France are now at near capacity .... Paris hospitals near capacity as severe Covid-19 cases surge (France 24).
