Germany reports highest daily COVID-19 death toll for 9 months

A sign requesting visitors to wear face masks is seen at a Christmas market as the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues in Berlin, Germany, November 30, 2021. REUTERS/Michele Tantussi/file photo

BERLIN (Reuters) -Germany reported the highest number of deaths from coronavirus since mid-February on Wednesday as hospitals warned that the country could have 6,000 people in intensive care by Christmas, above the peak of last winter.

The Robert Koch Institute, Germany's state infectious disease agency, reported 67,186 new cases on Wednesday, up 302 from a week ago, and 446 deaths - the highest daily figure since Feb. 18, bringing the overall death toll to 101,790.