Germany's coronavirus infection rate has risen to its highest level since the start of the pandemic, public health figures showed today, as the three parties in talks to form a new government plan an expansion of measures to tackle the pandemic.
The 70 day incidence rate - the number of people per 100,000 to be infected over the last week - rose to 303 from 289 the previous day, figures from the Robert Koch Institute showed.
The number of deaths increased by 43 to a total of 97,715. The three parties in talks to form a coalition plan to tighten proposed measures to tackle the spread of the new wave of infections, Greens co-leader Robert Habeck said before their plans go to parliament on Thursday. "We are expanding the toolbox compared to