German minister warns of 20,000 new daily coronavirus cases within days

October 27, 2020 22:07

The number of new coronavirus infections in Germany is likely to reach 20,000 a day by the end of the week, economy minister Peter Altmaier said on Tuesday.

He told a virtual German-French economic conference in Berlin:

"We are dealing with exponential growth. In Germany, the number of new infections is rising by 70-75% compared with the week before."

According to Altmaiers forecast, Germany is contending with a faster upswing in coronavirus cases than previously expected. At the end of September, chancellor Angela Merkel said there could be 19,200 cases a day by Christmas.

On Tuesday, the number of confirmed coronavirus cases rose by 11,409. That compares with 6,868 cases last Tuesday and with the record 14,714 reported on Saturday.

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