BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany on Friday confirmed a seventh case of coronavirus, identifying the victim as a man who works at a company in Bavaria where five other workers had earlier tested positive.
Earlier on Friday, authorities identified the sixth victim as the child of a male employee at the same company.
“Thus, there are currently a total of seven known coronavirus cases in Bavaria,” the Bavarian Health Ministry said in a statement. Of the seventh patient, it added: “Details will be announced to the media on Saturday.”
Writing by Paul Carrel; Editing by Chizu Nomiyama
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