Coronavirus cases in Germany soar past 10,000: official data

A deserted pub mile is seen after the town’s mayor declared a state of emergency to stop the outspread of the new coronavirus COVID-19 on March 18, 2020, in Halle/Saale, eastern Germany. (Photo by JENS SCHLUETER / AFP)

BERLIN, Germany (AFP) — Germany has recorded 10,999 cases of the coronavirus, official data showed Thursday, with the number of newly reported infections rising by 2,801 in a single day.

Twenty people have died from the viral infection, data from the disease control agency Robert Koch Institute showed. North Rhine-Westphalia remains the worst-hit state, with 3,033 COVID-19 cases, up 661 from a day ago.

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