Coronavirus: record 952 dead in 24 hours as Germany enters lockdown

Germany reported 952 coronavirus deaths in 24 hours on Wednesday, a daily record, as the nation returned to a strict lockdown mode for the second time this year. The number of confirmed coronavirus cases also increased by 27,728 to 1,379,238, according to the Robert Koch Institute. The national death toll stood at 23,427 and the previous one-day high was 598 last Friday. Under new rules meant to counter a surge in Covid-19 infections and deaths, schoolchildren will stay at home and non…

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