According to the latest data from the German disease and epidemic control center, Robert Koch Institute (RKI), the number of confirmed coronavirus cases rose to 310,144 with a total of 9,578 deaths reported on Thursday.
The number of new infections rose by a whopping 4,058 on Thursday while the death toll rose by 16, the tally showed.
Across the Atlantic, the US reported 51,354 new infections on Wednesday, according to a Reuters tally.
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