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Germany's seven-day incidence of cases falls slightly for first time in three weeks

30 November 2021 13:05 (UTC +04:00)

Germany reported a further 45,753 new coronavirus cases and 388 deaths today, but the seven-day incidence of cases per 100,000 people fell slightly for the first time in three weeks, APA reports citing The Guardian.

The Robert Koch Institute for infectious diseases reported that 452.2 people per 100,000 were infected in the last week, down from 452.4 on Monday and the first fall since early November.

Reuters note that the number of new cases was still 427 more than a week ago, but the pace of weekly increase has been flattening in the last few days.

Chancellor Angela Merkel, her designated successor Olaf Scholz and regional leaders are due to meet later today to discuss how to respond to the crisis, especially after cases of the new Omicron variant were detected in the country.

About 68% of the population of about 83 million is fully vaccinated, far behind the rates in southern European countries such as Portugal and Spain. Ten per cent of the population has received a booster shot.