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Germany's death toll exceeds 30,000, France reports 363 deaths in 1 day

Published : 29 Dec 2020, 00:42

DF News Desk

A senior receives an injection with a dose of COVID-19 vaccine at the Senior Centre Riehl in Cologne, Germany, Dec. 27, 2020. Photo: Xinhua.

The following are the latest developments of the COVID-19 pandemic in European countries, reported Xinhua.

BERLIN

The total number of coronavirus-related deaths in Germany reached 30,126 on Monday after an increase of 348 in 24 hours, the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) said.

The daily increase in COVID-19 infections in the country was 10,976, below last week's level. By Monday, Germany had registered a total of 1.65 million COVID-19 cases. According to the RKI, the federal government agency for disease control and prevention, the latest figures could be skewed due to the lower number of tests conducted and the delays in reporting during the Christmas break.

Germany is in a hard lockdown due to the high COVID-19 infection and death rates. Vaccination rollout began on Sunday following the formal approval of the vaccine produced by the German pharmaceutical company BioNTech and U.S. company Pfizer.

LONDON

Another 41,385 people in Britain have tested positive for COVID-19, marking the highest daily increase in coronavirus cases since the outbreak of the pandemic in the country, according to official figures released Monday

The total number of coronavirus cases in the country now stands at 2,329,730, the data showed.

Another 357 have died within 28 days of a positive test, bringing the total number of coronavirus-related deaths in Britain to 71,109, the data showed.

PARIS

France on Monday reported 363 COVID-19 deaths, a sign of no improvement of the epidemic situation, which has raised the perspective of a third lockdown, probably at the regional level, after holiday seasons.

The country has registered over 2.56 million cases and 63,109 deaths since the start of the pandemic, according to official data. The number of new cases dropped to 2,960 on Monday, but that is due to the closure of many scanning places during the weekend.

A total of 24,678 patients are currently hospitalized for COVID-19 infection, up by 25 compared to Sunday. Meanwhile, 2,703 remain in intensive care units, up by 44.

As the COVID-19 continues to spread, a third confinement is not excluded, Health Minister Olivier Veran warned on Sunday in an interview with the weekly magazine Le Journal Du Dimanche.