German New Cases, Deaths Drop; Infection Rate Up for Fourth Day

People attend a dance music event on the Landwehr canal in Berlin, on May 31

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Germany recorded a decline in the number of new coronavirus cases and deaths, while the infection rate rose for a fourth day, climbing higher above the key threshold of 1.0.