Press release No. 535 of 29 December 2020
WIESBADEN – In March, the year 2020 definitely became the "corona year". The SARS-CoV-2 virus had reached Germany, and from then on the pandemic and its consequences dominated the news and everyday life. The Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) published more than 650 press releases and new sets of data, many of which helped to illustrate the impacts of the crisis. But official statistics also provided interesting facts not related to the crisis. Here is a statistical end-of-year review (only in German).