A person in the federal capital has also been shown to be infected with the Sars CoV-2 virus. There are now confirmed infections in 10 of the 16 federal states.
Berlin (dpa) - In Berlin, a patient has contracted the coronavirus for the first time. This was announced by the Senate Department for Health, Nursing and Equal Opportunities. The person was isolated and treated in hospital. The responsible medical officer has started to follow up the contact persons.
Health senator Dilek Kalayci will inform the press about the case and the further procedure on Monday at 12 o'clock, it said. The Senate administration did not disclose any further details on request.
To date, more than 130 infections with the Sars-CoV-2 virus are known in Germany, which can cause the lung disease Covid-19. With Berlin, there are now ten federal states from which infections have been reported.
Results from employees of the Brandenburg Tropical Tropical Water Park were expected for Monday. A man from North Rhine-Westphalia was visiting there, and the pathogen was later detected.
The virus spreads through droplet infection, such as when coughing and speaking. The origin of the new virus is in China. According to a recent analysis by China's health authority, 2.3 percent of those infected with Sars-CoV-2 die there, among them so far mainly old people with previous illnesses.