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Germany reports 22,771 new COVID-19 cases
BERLIN, Dec 20, 2020 (BSS/XINHUA) – Germany reported 22,771 more COVID-19 cases over the past 24 hours on Sunday, bringing the national tally to 1,494,009, according to data from the Robert Koch Institute (RKI).
The nationwide death toll rose by 409 to 26,049, the data showed.
German Federal Minister of Health Jens Spahn said on Thursday that the country expects to start rolling out a vaccine against COVID-19 on Dec. 27, pending approval from the European Medicines Agency.
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