Germany’s Virus Infection Rate Jumps on Slaughterhouse Outbreak

German soldiers stand near the Toennies GmbH factory in Rheda-Wiedenbrueck, Germany, on June 19

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Germany’s coronavirus infection rate rose for a third day, lifted by local outbreaks including in the region of North Rhine-Westphalia, where more than 1,300 people working at a slaughterhouse tested positive.