(ANSA) - BERLIN, JULY 29 - The number of new cases of
Covid-19 has grown again in Germany in the last 24 hours: 684
reports arrived by midnight yesterday, against 633 the previous
day, the Robert Koch Institut reported. According to the R0
factor, the infection spread rate remains stable at 1.25
(compared to 1.28 on the day before). The infection factor
measured over the previous seven days also remains on not yet
alarming thresholds, equal to 1.12.However, the president of the
Robert Koch Institut, Lothar Wieler, yesterday warned of the
danger of a second wave, saying he was "anxious" about recent
developments. In July, the new daily infections had been between
300-500 cases. According to the president, inattention to the
rules foreseen (mask, one meter, and a halfdistance and hygiene)
could be a prelude to a second epidemic wave. The country
reached the climax of the infection in April, with 6,000 new
cases recorded in 24 hours. At least 202,926 people got infected
in Germany, and 9,128 have died as a result of the virus, the
Berlin-based epidemiological institute still reported. (ANSA).
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