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Germany records highest daily infection toll since April: official
BERLIN, Aug 20, 2020 (BSS/AFP) – Germany has recorded 1,707 new cases of the coronavirus in the past 24 hours, the highest daily toll since April, official figures showed Thursday.
The toll brings to 228,621 the number of infections in the country since the start of the pandemic, and reflects a trend of rising numbers of cases observed in other countries in recent weeks.
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