Germany passes milestone of 100,000 deaths from Covid-19

A woman gets her vaccination at a vaccination drive-in centre in Cologne, Germany (Martin Meissner/AP)

Official figures show Germany has become the latest country to pass the grim milestone of 100,000 deaths from Covid-19 since the pandemic began.

Germany’s disease control agency says it recorded 351 additional deaths in connection with the coronavirus over the past 24 hours, taking the total toll to 100,119.