This is stated by the Statens Serum Institut (SSI), according to DR. According to SSI, the increase is due to the new variant of omicron, BA.5, which seems to be more contagious than previous virus variants.
Germany also sees rising numbers, in the last week the number of infected has doubled, reports ARD.
– But there is no reason to panic. This should not ruin the summer, but everyone must take their responsibility and protect themselves, says Minister of Health Karl Lauterbach to the TV channel about what he calls a “summer wave”.