Coronavirus update: Germany reports about 20K new cases, record daily rise

According to the latest statistics released by the Robert Koch Institute (RKI), Germany reported 19,990 new coronavirus infection on Thursday.

It’s the record daily rise in new virus cases, despite the ‘lockdown light’ having kicked-off.

The total tally stands now stands at 597,583 this Thursday. On Wednesday, the total count rose by 17,214.

The new deaths jumped by 118, as the total count accelerated to 10,930. Meanwhile, the active cases in the country rose to 185K.