### [2021-01-10](/feed/2021/01/10/index.md)

##### COVID-19 pandemic
# Germany surpasses 40,000 deaths from COVID-19. 




### Sources:

1. [The Local Germany](https://www.thelocal.de/20210110/germany-tops-40000-virus-deaths-as-merkel-warns-of-hardest-weeks)

### Changes:

1. Belgium surpasses 20,000 deaths from COVID-19.  _2025-12-30 09:46:51 (First version)_
1. Germany surpasses 40,000 deaths from COVID-19.  _(Current version)_

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