German COVID-19 Cases Are Growing Exponentially Again: RKI

An employee wearing a protective mask works at a Saturn electronic store as the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) lockdown measures are eased in Berlin, Germany, on March 11, 2021. Hannibal Hanschke/Reuters

BERLIN—Coronavirus infections are rising exponentially in Germany, an expert at the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) for infectious diseases said on Tuesday, adding that the risk of AstraZeneca’s vaccine was relatively low.

The number of cases per 100,000 reported on Tuesday was 83.7, up from 68 a week ago, and RKI has said that metric could reach 200 by the middle of next month.