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- Germany's death rate from the coronavirus is substantially lower than that seen in Italy, Spain, and the UK.
- 49,603 Germans had tested positive for the coronavirus as of March 27, with 308 deaths. That gives a death rate of 0.62%. Spain's rate is 7.6% and Italy's is 10.2%.
- This is because Germany is testing as many as 120,000 people a week, meaning the number of cases keeps rising while the number of deaths trickle in slowly.
- Germany is also in an early stage of its outbreak, has excellent intensive care facilities, a young average age of infection, and a severe lockdown in place.
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The coronavirus is ravaging large parts of Europe, with Italy and Spain now the worst-hit countries in the world.
But to the north, Germany appears to be bucking the trend.
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