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Germany Reports First Two Deaths From Coronavirus Outbreak

A doctor carries a syringe for coronavirus testing at a drive-in clinic at a hospital in Gross Gerau, Germany.Photographer: Alex Kraus/Bloomberg
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Two Germans died of the coronavirus, the first fatalities to hit Europe’s largest economy.

Both deaths occurred in North Rhine-Westphalia, the state with the country’s highest population and the most cases of the virus. One male person died in the district of Heinsberg, while an elderly female succumbed in the city of Essen, according to the state’s health ministry.