The seven-day incidence of new infections has almost halved over the past week, from 16.6 on Monday, June 14th, down to 8.6 today. Of the federal states, the north-eastern state of Mecklenburg Western-Pomerania reported the lowest incidence of two cases per 100,000 people, closely followed by Brandenburg, with three, and Saxony-Anhalt and Schleswig-Holstein with four. Baden-Wurttemberg recorded the highest incidence of infections – 13 per 100,000 residents – while Hamburg and Saarland each recorded 12. According the latest figures from the Robert Koch Institute, the Delta variant – which originated in India – is now responsible for around six percent of cases in Germany. READ ALSO: Delta variant – how worried should Germany be about a new wave of cases?

Source: The Local June 21, 2021 10:18 UTC