Prognosis
Germany’s Virus Deaths Surpass 50,000 Since Pandemic Began
- Officials worried about faster-spreading mutations of disease
- Merkel to brief reporters on virus response later on Thursday
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Germany’s coronavirus fatalities passed 50,000, underscoring the urgency facing Chancellor Angela Merkel’s government to check the spread of the disease and guard against new mutations.
In Europe’s largest economy, 1,013 people died from Covid-19 in the 24 hours through Thursday morning, taking the total number of deaths to 50,010, according to data from Johns Hopkins University. Pandemic-related fatalities have doubled in the past month.