COVID infection rate in Germany likely 2 to 3 times higher than data shows, official says

Officials have said that data from the Christmas and New Year's holiday period is likely incomplete due to less testing and delays in reporting test results.

Germany's COVID-19 infection rate is likely two to three times higher than current data indicates, Health Minister Karl Lauterbach said Wednesday.

Official data released by Germany on Wednesday reported 40,043 new cases over the past 24 hours and an infection rate of 205.5 new infections per 100,000 people during the past seven days. Germany's Robert Koch Institute confirmed the nation's first Omicron death last week, Reuters reported.

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