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German Covid-19 Deaths Rise the Most Since Start of Pandemic
- Daily casualties have increased dramatically in recent weeks
- Saxony plans closure of all non-essential shops from next week
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Germany’s daily coronavirus-related deaths rose the most since the outbreak began, highlighting the government’s struggles to contain the spread of the disease.
There were 568 fatalities in the 24 hours through Wednesday morning, taking the total to 20,002, according to data from Johns Hopkins University. That exceeded the previous high of 510 in mid-April.