Germany Reports 47 New Deaths In The Past Day


Germany has reported 47 new deaths from coronavirus in the past 24 hours, said the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) on Wednesday.

This raises the nationwide death toll to 8,349, according to the RKI, the national agency for disease control and prevention.

The country also confirmed 362 new cases, raising the nationwide count to 179,364 cases.

On Tuesday, the German government announced social distancing restrictions will be extended through June 29. Under the restrictions, no more than 10 people, or two households, are allowed to gather in public places.


Photo Credit: Berlin. Maja Hitji/Getty Images

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