During the same period, around 80,500 people were vaccinated against the coronavirus for the first time.
Berlin – Almost a million other people in Germany received a booster vaccination against the coronavirus within a day.
992,000 doses were administered on Wednesday as so-called booster vaccinations, according to the figures from the Robert Koch Institute (RKI).
A total of 16.6 million people have now received the booster – that corresponds to 20 percent of the population. A total of 1.1 million doses of corona vaccine were administered on Wednesday – including around 80,500 primary vaccinations.
At least 57.6 million people or 69.3 percent of the population have full basic protection with the second injection, which is usually necessary. At least 60.1 million people (72.3 percent) have had at least one vaccination so far. dpa
