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New Dutch coronavirus cases hit record high above 20,000 – Metro US

New Dutch coronavirus cases hit record high above 20,000

FILE PHOTO: People walk past restaurants and bars in Amsterdam.
FILE PHOTO: People walk past restaurants and bars in Amsterdam.

AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – New coronavirus infections in the Netherlands jumped to their highest level on record on Thursday, as they topped 20,000 for the third day in a row.

Around 23,600 new cases were registered, the country’s national health institute said, up from just under 21,000 a day before.

(Reporting by Bart Meijer; Editing by Hugh Lawson)