Germany has too many loopholes in its coronavirus lockdown rules, the head of the country’s disease control agency said, as figures published showed the highest number of daily deaths since the start of the pandemic.

The Robert Koch Institute said 1,244 deaths from Covid-19 were confirmed in one day. There were also 25,164 newly confirmed cases, putting Germany’s total known infections close to two million. Lothar Wieler, president of the institute, said data indicated people in Germany are travelling more than during the first phase of the pandemic in spring, contributing to the virus’s spread.

German authorities have imposed restrictions on social contacts, largely closed schools and limited travel for those in areas with high infection rates, but the rules aren’t uniformly enforced across the country’s 16 states.