Germany marks the deadliest day of the pandemic with 590 new deaths
The virus situation shows no signs of abating just yet with another more than 20,000 cases observed. The concerning statistic is still the number of deaths, with another 590 reported and that brings the total tally to 19,932 persons.
In terms of healthcare capacity, there are 4,257 (+58) virus patients requiring intensive care as of yesterday with there being 4,957 (18%) intensive care beds still available.
Several German states opted for tighter restrictions yesterday with Saxony announcing that schools and most stores will be closed from Monday until 10 January.
Bavaria is also urging regional lawmakers to declare a state of emergency to introduce a nighttime curfew and stricter border controls.
Other states mentioned they will not relax the current measures for the Christmas period, while planning to ban the sale of alcohol outdoors.
