In the death cases that I know more of (regional newspapers) that was just not the case. And despite some users who like conspiracy theories that does just not match to the usual German overly correct prussian character.
In Germany the first cases from January were pretty well tracked. The second wave came with travellers, from skiing hotspots in Austria etc. Mainly with young people!
That was after the first 648 cases about ten days ago. If you take some days between discovery and death...
All of e.g. Bavarias 15 or 18 death cases were between 67 and 99.
I actually expect Germany to cope better with the virus then most of the other countries because of the organisation, social structure, discpline and health system.
And yes, there is always some people that do not catch the seriousness of the situation.