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Germany reports biggest rise of Covid-19 cases in two months

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The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Germany increased by 17,504 to 2,612,268, the biggest daily rise since 22 January, data from the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) for infectious diseases showed today.

The reported death toll rose by 227 to 74,132, while the number of new cases per 100,000 people over seven days rose to 90, compared to 86 a day earlier.

Germany is in a third wave of the pandemic, driven by an easing of restrictions in recent weeks just as a more transmissible variant has spread, the RKI has said, predicting a big jump in cases in coming weeks.

That has not been helped by a sluggish rollout of vaccinations, further dented by a decision this week to suspend the use of AstraZeneca doses due to safety worries.

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