Germany intensive care unit occupation at lowest level since pandemic even as cases increase

The number of intensive care beds occupied by Covid-19 patients has hit a new low in Germany despite an uptick in recorded cases in recent weeks. The pattern is similar in other Europe countries. The Robert Koch Institute, Germany’s official disease control body, confirmed in its daily report on Friday evening that 230 intensive care beds were currently being occupied by coronavirus patients - less than one percent of the total number. It marks the continuation of a decline in the need for