Germany's confirmed coronavirus cases increased by 2,352 to 148,046, data from the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) for infectious diseases showed today, marking a third consecutive day of new infections accelerating.
The reported death toll rose by 215 to 5,094, the tally showed. Reported cases of coronavirus have crossed 2.62 million globally and 183,761 people have died, according to a Reuters tally.
Meanwhile, nearly 50 crew members on an Italian cruise ship docked for repairs in Japan's Nagasaki have tested positive for coronavirus, raising concern about the strain on the city's hospitals if conditions worsen for those infected.