Monitoring Desk:
The novel coronavirus has killed over 183,000 people around the globe. However, more than 2.6 million people have been tested positive for COVID-19. The data is according to Johns Hopkins University.
CNN reports on Thursday that the death toll in the US has passed 46,000.
Germany:
Germany’s coronavirus death toll has risen to 5,094, the country’s center for disease control, the Robert Koch Institute, said on Thursday. That’s an increase of 215 deaths in the past 24 hours.
Meanwhile, the number of new infections remains relatively moderate, with 2,352 cases recorded in 24 hours. Around 3,800 additional patients have recovered from the disease.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel is set to address the German parliament on her government’s response to the pandemic on Thursday morning local time.
Germany has reported more than 150,000 coronavirus infections, according to Johns Hopkins University.
