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Germany Raises Alarm as Covid Infections Surge to Record Levels

  • Seven-day incidence rate hits new high for third straight day
  • Health minister warns of ‘many deaths’ as infections climb
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Germany’s coronavirus infection rate hit a record for the third straight day on Monday, with the renewed surge prompting the country’s top health official to issue a grim warning.

Covid-19 cases climbed to 1,543 per 100,000 people over seven days, continuing its steady rise since the beginning of March, according to data from the RKI public-health institute.