Coronavirus update: Germany’s death tally tops 8,500, reproduction rate climbs to 1.04
|The number of confirmed coronavirus cases rose to 181,815 with a total of 8,511 deaths, as reported by the German disease and epidemic control center, Robert Koch Institute (RKI), on Monday.
Cases increased by 333 in Germany on Monday versus Sunday’s +286. The death count rose by 11, the tally showed.
The institute estimates the virus reproduction rate (R-value) inched back above the 1.0 key level, estimated at 1.04 as of Sunday.
The total estimate of about 166,000 persons has recovered as of the latest update.
EUR/USD firmer above 1.1100
EUR/USD heads back towards the two-month highs of 1.1146 in Asia this Monday, as the US dollar continues to lose ground across the board amid reduced safe-haven buying and escalating US riots.
At the time of writing, EUR/USD trades at 1.1135, up 0.32% on the day.
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