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Germany Reports 850 COVID-19 Deaths in 24 Hours

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   German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier says he will begin leaving a
   light in a window at his official residence, Bellevue Palace, to
   remember those killed by the COVID-19 pandemic.

   Steinmeier has called on Germans to do the same as a remembrance that
   "the dead in the corona pandemic are not just statistics for us." He
   added, "Even if we don't know their names and families, we know that
   every figure stands for a loved one whom we miss infinitely."

   With more than 850 deaths from the coronavirus in the previous 24-hour
   period, Germany said Friday its death toll has surpassed the 50,000
   mark.

   Less than two weeks ago, according to an Associated Press report,
   Germany's death toll was 40,000.

   U.S. President Joe Biden spent his first full day in office Thursday
   signing executive orders addressing the handling of the coronavirus
   pandemic, which has affected more people in the United States than
   anyplace else in the world. The U.S. has 24.6 million of the world's
   more than 97 million infections.

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