In Bremen and Saarland, more than half of the residents are now fully vaccinated against the corona virus.
Berlin - The two federal states were the first to exceed the 50 percent mark, as shown by figures from the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) on Saturday (as of 10:05 a.m.).
According to the RKI, 601,220 vaccine doses were administered in Germany on Friday.
Nationwide, around 38.2 million people or 45.9 percent of the population are now fully vaccinated against Covid-19, for which two doses are required for most of the vaccines used.
A total of 59.7 percent or around 49.6 million residents received at least the first injection.
While Bremen with 50.6 percent and Saarland with 50.1 percent fully vaccinated are at the top in terms of vaccination speed, Saxony and Brandenburg are at the bottom with 42.6 percent each.
The most populous federal state of North Rhine-Westphalia is currently in third place with 48.8 percent.
There is an increasing gap in the number of those vaccinated for the first time: Saxony brings up the rear with 50.7 percent, followed by Thuringia (54.2), Brandenburg (54.7), Saxony-Anhalt (55.6) and Bavaria (57, 6 percent). In Bremen, on the other hand, more than two thirds (68.8 percent) of all residents have been immunized at least once, and Saarland (65.0 percent) also follows this mark. (dpa)
