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Germany has remarkably few COVID-19 deaths
Germany was one of the first countries to develop a testing systemfor COVID-19. It's early access to reliable tests for COVID-19 meant that Germany could "get a much better handle on who was infected, isolate contacts, and treat those who need care.
What has contributed to Germany's low death rate most is an ace up its sleeve that many other countries can't match: An extremely high bed-to-person ratio. According to data fromHealthSystemTracker, Germany has 8.1 hospital beds per 1,000 people and 6.1 ICU beds per 1,000 people. Italy has 3.2 hospital beds per 1,000 and 2.6 ICU beds per 1,000. The US has 2.8 hospital beds per 1,000 and 2.4 ICU beds per 1,000 people.