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New infections with COVID-19 in Germany remained under peak times as the number of cases increased by 1,209 within one day to 167,300, the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) announced on Friday.
This week, between 680 and 1,300 new daily cases were reported to the RKI. At the height of the pandemic in Germany, more than 6,000 new infections were recorded by RKI in a single day.
Germany had entered "a new phase of the pandemic," RKI Vice President Lars Schaade said on Thursday.
The "new phase" will not be safe, Schaade warned, adding that "It is up to us whether there will be a second wave."
According to the RKI, the death toll from the coronavirus in Germany increased by 147 to 7,266 on Friday, resulting in a fatality rate of COVID-19 cases of 4.3 percent.
The estimated number of people in Germany who had already recovered from COVID-19 increased by around 1,800 within one day to 141,700 on Friday, according to the RKI.
The reproduction rate of COVID-19 in Germany picked up slightly from 0.65 to 0.71.
The RKI and German Chancellor Angela Merkel have repeatedly said that restrictions will only be eased once the reproduction rate in Germany falls well below one.
On Wednesday, Merkel announced that first COVID-19 restrictions in Germany will be eased while minimum social distancing and hygiene rules will continue to apply.
However, Merkel confirmed an "emergency mechanism" which will be triggered if more than 50 new infections over seven days per 100,000 inhabitants are locally detected in a certain region.
