Germany's public health body said the country has recorded over 50,000 new COVID cases within the past 24 hours. Meanwhile, an Australian company has recalled millions of tests shipped to the US. DW has the latest.
Germany crossed 50,000 new daily coronavirus infections for the first time on Thursday, according to the national public health body, the Robert Koch Institute (RKI).
The RKI said Germany reported 50,196 new cases within the past 24 hours. The public health body also registered 235 new deaths from the virus.
Germany's number of new cases per 100,000 people over the past week has now risen to 249.1.
The institute previously reported on Wednesday 39,676 new cases, which was also a record at the time.
The rising cases have alarmed Germany's top health officials and political leaders.
