On Monday morning, the Robert Koch Institute, which is part of the German Health Ministry and tasked with monitoring the coronavirus situation, reported that the country had confirmed a total of 57,298 cases and 455 fatalities.

According to the institute's data, the largest numbers have been recorded in Bavaria (14,810), North Rhine-Westphalia (13,225) and Baden-Wurttemberg (12,334). Berlin has 2,575 cases.

Germany is the third most affected country in Europe after Italy and Spain in terms of number of COVID-19 patients.

Globally, more than 780,000 people have been infected with the coronavirus, including over 37,800 deaths, according to Johns Hopkins University.