Coronavirus update: Germany’s new infections rise by nearly 1000, reproduction rate at 1.07
|According to the German disease and epidemic control center, Robert Koch Institute (RKI), the number of confirmed coronavirus cases rose to 170,508, with a total of 7,533 deaths reported on Tuesday.
Cases increased by 933 in Germany on Tuesday versus Monday’s +357. The death toll rose by 116, the tally showed.
The institute estimates the virus reproduction rate (R-value) at 1.07 as of Monday.
On Sunday, the infection rate climbed again above 1.0 to about 1.1, despite fewer new cases, as the curbs on public life were loosened.
EUR/USD reaction
EUR/USD keeps the offered tone intact around 1.0800 on the latest German stats, as the haven demand for the greenback undermines the shared currency.
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