Germany's Covid-19 incidence rate surged to over 150 for the first time since May today, prompting concerns of a rampant fourth wave as the country wrestles with a change of government.

According to AFP, the number of new infections per 100,000 people over the past seven days reached 154.8, according to the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) health agency — up from 110.1 a week ago.

At the same time, health professionals have reported a new influx of infected people into hospital, mostly unvaccinated. Hospitalisations due to Covid have increased by 40 per cent in the past week, according to the German Hospital Society, with intensive care admissions up by 15pc.