The number of deaths due to infection with coronavirus in Germany crossed the mark of 60 thousand.

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According to the Robert Koch Institute on Friday, February 5, over the past day, 855 deaths were registered in the country, and thus the total number of deaths in whom the coronavirus was detected reached 60,597.

At the same time, the German Foundation for the Protection of Patients noted that the number of people who died from COVID-19 in Germany in 2021 corresponds to the total number of deaths from coronavirus recorded during 2020..

So, in the last six weeks alone, more than 30,000 deaths from coronavirus have been registered in Germany, said the head of the fund, Eugen Brisch..

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At the same time, the number of new infections has decreased by two thirds since the beginning of 2021..

Brish explained that 90% of deaths from coronavirus are people over 70 years old. However, this group accounts for only 15% of all infected adults.. Brisch also noted that most of the victims of the pandemic were residents of nursing homes, although on December 26, it was in these institutions that the coronavirus vaccination campaign started..