Germany’s infection rate rises
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Germany’s coronavirus reproduction rate has remained above one for the third day in a row after falling to 0.83 on Friday. The rise follows a relaxation of lockdown measures across the country
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Reproduction rate (number of people that each infected person can infect)

May 11, R=1.07: Number indicates that 100 infected people on average will spread disease to 107 others

R>1 could signal possible second wave of pandemic

Daily cases (thousands)
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
0
  Mar 5 15 Apr 1 15 May 1

200
Mar 13  1,600
Mar 20  4,500
Mar 27  6,900
Apr2 2  6,900
Apr  8  5,600

Apr 17: 3,700 cases
Robert Koch Institute says reproduction rate has dropped below one for first time

Apr 20: 1,900 cases R=0.7: Germany starts to ease lockdown

May 6: 1,200 cases R=0.65: Chancellor Angela Merkel announces lifting of lockdown restrictions

May 11  697

172,576 total cases

7,661 deaths                                        
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Sources: Johns Hopkins University, DW, Reuters © GRAPHIC NEWS