Press release No. 414 of 20 October 2020

WIESBADEN – The corona pandemic has a firm grip on Germany and the world. Official statistics illustrate the impact of the crisis by providing reliable data and thus create the basis for fact-based discussions and political decision-making. To coincide with today’s World Statistics Day (20 October 2020), the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) reports that the new issue of the dossier on COVID-19 pandemic data and the comprehensive information given on its website on the impact of the coronavirus crisis provide an important source of information on the situation in Germany and the European Union.