ZELLA-MEHLIS, GERMANY - APRIL 17: Gertrud Schop, 60, lights candles in the shape of a cross for each of Germany's approximately 3,869 deceased victims of Covid-19 on her property on April 17, 2020 in Zella-Mehlis, Germany. Schop, who is Catholic and works as a tax accountant, says she wants to make a symbolic gesture towards the victims because church services have been temporarily banned as part of measures to stem the spread of the novel coronavirus. She says too that she plans to continue with the project until a vaccine against Covid-19 becomes available. (Photo by Jens Schlueter/Getty Images)
More than 8,000 people have now died of Covid-19 in Germany, according to the country’s center for disease control.
Data released Tuesday showed 72 new coronavirus-related deaths, bringing the total number of fatalities to 8,007, according to the Robert Koch Institute.
The institute also recorded an increase of 513 new infections, taking the total number of cases in the country to more than 175,000.
Bavaria, Germany’s largest federal state, remains the worst hit area, with 26% of Covid-19 infections in the country and 29% of the overall death tally.
On Monday, German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Emmanuel Macron announced a new Franco-German fund worth 500 billion EUR as part of the European Union’s coronavirus recovery plan.
