Germany's COVID-19 infections rose by 23,542 within one day to a total of 751,095, the federal government agency for disease control and prevention Robert Koch Institute (RKI) said on Friday.

The number of deaths pertaining to COVID-19 in Germany increased by 218 within one day to a total of 12,200, according to the RKI.

Germany is currently in a month-long lockdown to slow the spread of the virus. The COVID-19 situation in the country was "still very serious," warned RKI President Lothar Wieler at a press conference on Thursday."We must be prepared for the situation to worsen in the coming weeks," Wieler said.

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