Germany reports 2,082 new COVID-19 cases, total exceeds 125,000

Germany reported 2,082 new confirmed COVID-19 cases with 170 new deaths, raising the total number to 125,098, including 2,969 deaths, data from the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) for infectious diseases showed on Tuesday.

A lower number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Germany in recent days are likely due to less testing over the Easter holiday, the head of the Robert Koch health institute said.

"We can therefore not yet conclusively assess whether the number of cases is actually falling," Lothar Wieler said during a regular news conference, adding that Germans must wait and remain disciplined with social distancing measures.