Health in Germany reported a further 362 confirmed cases of coronavirus on Wednesday, taking the cumulative total in the country to 179,364.
The reported death toll rose by 47 to 8,349, data from the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) for infectious diseases showed.
On Tuesday, the chancellor’s office said it was extending social distancing rules until 29 June.
Angela Merkel’s government had been embroiled in disagreements with the least-affected states, some of which wanted to ditch the measures and open up entirely.