Germany’s confirmed coronavirus cases rise by 16,643

A nose swab is taken from a man for a SARS CoV-2 rapid test at the Corona Antigen Rapid test center at the ‘KitKat-Club’ in Berlin, Germany, Thursday, Dec. 17, 2020. (AP)

• The reported death toll rose by 226 to 26,275

BERLIN: The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Germany increased by 16,643 to 1,510,652, data from the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) for infectious diseases showed on Monday. The reported death toll rose by 226 to 26,275, the tally showed.