The German incidence rate Covid-19 has risen slightly, according to the national agency for disease control and prevention.
The Robert Koch Institute (RKI) says the incidence rate – the rate of infected inhabitants per 100,000 people – is now 61 per 100,000. It had dropped to 57 previously.
The RKI reported Monday morning that 4,369 more cases of coronavirus had been added to the country’s total, and the full count now stands at 2,390,928. The death toll rose to 62 and now stands at 67,903.
To date, 4,869,641 vaccines have been administered in Germany, either as a first or second dose, RKI reported.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel has consistently pointed to an incidence rate of 50 as a figure to ease the burden on the health system and 35 to start opening up the country.
Ten German federal states will reopen kindergartens and elementary schools on Monday, amid widespread debate over whether teachers and educators will be allowed an early vaccine.