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Germany Eyes Hard Lockdown After Record Covid Cases, Deaths
- Merkel, regional leaders to meet Sunday to discuss outbreak
- ‘The wave needs to be really stopped now,’ state premier says
The registration area at the mass vaccination site in Hanau, Germany on Dec. 10.
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Germany’s daily coronavirus cases and deaths rose the most since the pandemic began, increasing pressure on authorities to impose a hard lockdown over the holiday season.
New coronavirus-related fatalities climbed by 604 in the 24 hours through Friday morning, while cases jumped by another 32,734, according to data from Johns Hopkins University. Both figures exceeded previous highs reached in recent weeks.