Germany's COVID-19 cases soar by 2,034 to 232,082

Germany's COVID-19 cases rose by 2,034 within one day to 232,082, the highest daily spike since April, the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) said on Saturday.

The death toll has increased by seven to 9,267.

On Thursday, the daily rise in infections reached a level unseen since late April when over 1,700 new cases were reported nationwide.

The rising trend ebbed slightly on Friday, when 1,427 new cases were reported, taking the cumulative total in the country to 230,048.