Germany on Tuesday reported a record seven-day incidence of coronavirus infections as the country battles a fourth wave of the pandemic, with its hardest-hit states set to impose stricter curbs in a bid to stem the spread of the disease. 

The public health agency Robert Koch Institute (RKI) announced a rate of 399.8 infections per 100,000 people over a seven-day period, up from the 386.5 seen on Monday. The number of new infections within 24 hours was given as 45,326, an increase of 13,278 positive tests over the same day a week ago. 

The death toll from the disease rose by 309.