Germany’s confirmed coronavirus cases rise to 168,551

The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Germany increased by 1,251 to 168,551, data from the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) for infectious diseases showed on Saturday.

The reported death toll rose by 147 to 7,369, the tally showed.

On Wednesday the leaders of Germany’s 16 states agreed to put the onus on regional public health authorities to monitor the virus’s progress and instigate emergency measures if infections start to rise. If the rate of new infections in a municipality exceeds 50 per 100,000 inhabitants within seven days, communities will be swiftly forced into lockdown, including the closure of schools and shops. Schaade called the measure a “pragmatic safety limit”.

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