German Covid deaths pass 100,000 with cases still spiking

A woman gets her vaccination at a vaccination Drive-in center in Cologne, Germany. Picture: Reuters

Christoph Rauwald

Germany passed the threshold of 100,000 Covid-19 deaths, with the latest resurgence of the disease pushing new infections higher at a record pace and putting hospitals in some hotspots under severe pressure.

Since it took hold at the beginning of last year, 100,119 people have died from the virus, according to the latest data from the RKI public-health institute. Battling the fourth wave of the pandemic - which is spreading rapidly in many European countries - will dominate the early weeks of Germany's new government.