Germany's confirmed coronavirus cases rise by 922 to 272,337
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The reported death toll remained unchanged.
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BERLIN (REUTERS, BLOOMBERG) - The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Germany increased by 922 to 272,337, data from the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) for infectious diseases showed on Monday (Sept 21).
The reported death toll remained unchanged at 9,386, the tally showed.
Health Minister Jens Spahn said Germany's health system can comfortably cope with the current number of coronavirus infections, but the recent increase in daily cases there and in other European nations is "worrying".
"It's not just the dynamic in Germany, but also that in our direct European neighbours like France, Austria and the Netherlands," Mr Spahn said on Monday in an interview with DLF radio.
"We are mobile in Europe, and we are in the middle of the continent. Sooner or later there will be spillover into Germany."