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There was a corona outbreak at the aircraft manufacturer Airbus in Hamburg.

A total of 21 employees had tested positive for the corona virus, said Martin Helfrich, press spokesman for the health authority, on a dpa request.

Quarantine was ordered for around 500 employees.

The authority could not confirm whether it is a highly contagious mutation of the virus.

"To detect a mutation, another test is necessary, genome sequencing," said Helfrich.

This investigation was also ordered.

But it takes up to seven days until the result is available.

"We can say something about this at the earliest in the middle of the week," said the spokesman.

Airbus also confirmed the occurrence of several corona infections in a production area at the Hamburg location.

"The corresponding measures such as immediate serial tests and quarantine were initiated immediately in accordance with the processes provided for this purpose, in cooperation with the authorities," said spokesman Daniel Werdung.

The cause of the cases is still being investigated.

With more than 12,000 employees, Airbus is Hamburg's largest industrial employer.

Hamburg reports eleven more deaths

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The number of new corona infections confirmed in Hamburg increased by 265 on Sunday.

That is 61 more than on Saturday and 119 more than on Sunday a week ago, as the health authority announced (as of 11.50 a.m.)

The incidence, i.e. the number of new infections per 100,000 inhabitants within seven days, rose from 90.9 to 97.2.

A week ago this value was 115.1.

According to the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) on Sunday, the Hamburg health authorities reported eleven more deaths.

This increased the total number of coronavirus-related deaths to 987.

According to the Hamburg health authority, a total of 44,725 people have been proven to have been infected with the corona virus since the outbreak of the pandemic in the Hanseatic city.

According to RKI estimates, 36,600 of them are considered recovered.

According to information from the health authority, 455 corona patients were inpatient in Hamburg hospitals as of Friday.

101 of them were in intensive care units.