Germany sees surge in COVID cases, mulls new restrictio

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BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s disease control agency reported 52,826 new coronavirus cases Wednesday — a number that has roughly doubled in two weeks — stoking calls for fresh measures to curb the country’s steadily rising infections. The Robert Koch Institute said 294 more people died in Germany of COVID-19 in the last day, bringing the country’s pandemic death toll to 98,274.