Schwerin for the First time, died, in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania a man in connection with a Corona virus infection.

According to the Ministry of health is a 57-year-old man from the district of Ludwigslust-Parchim. He should have at the beginning of March in the Ski-holiday in Austria stopped. The Patient had a confirmed infection with the new Coronavirus, according to the chronic pre-existing conditions.

For a week the man had, according to the Ministry of the flu-like symptoms. Due to an acute deterioration of his health condition, he was brought on Friday by the ambulance service to a hospital and died there, in spite of intensive medical treatment on Saturday morning. The competent health Department are now investigating contact persons in the environment and initiate required measures.

Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania had reported on Friday, which is the highest increase in Corona-infections in the country. The number of proven infections with the novel Coronavirus was on Friday afternoon (15 PM), at 309, such as the state office for health and social welfare (Lagus) in Rostock reported. The were 48 more than the day before. Including residents and staff in a nursing home again.