Germany's COVID caseload makes biggest leap in two weeks

A paediatrician wearing a protective suit takes a swab sample from a patient for a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) instant test at his medical office in Berlin, Germany December 18, 2020. REUTERS/Hannibal Hanschke/Files

BERLIN (Reuters) -Germany's coronavirus caseload took its biggest jump in two weeks on Thursday, with over 28,000 new infections, the Robert Koch Institute said, adding heft to worries about restrictions this winter.

The number of new infections per 100,000 people over seven days - one of the metrics used to determine policy measures - stands at 130.2, up 12.2 points from 118.0 the previous day. New infections have been steadily creeping up since mid-October.