, ▁ten ▁more ▁residents ▁of ▁the ▁St . ▁Nikol aus ▁home ▁of ▁the ▁elder ly ▁had ▁also ▁died ▁of ▁the ▁virus ▁and ▁ 4 4 ▁residents ▁and ▁ 3 2 ▁employees ▁tested ▁positive . ▁The ▁res iden cy ▁compla ined ▁about ▁a ▁lack ▁of ▁personnel ▁and ▁protect ive ▁equipment . ▁ ▁Berlin ▁ ▁The ▁first ▁case ▁detected ▁in ▁the ▁nation ' s ▁capital ▁of ▁Berlin ▁was ▁reported ▁on ▁ 2 ▁March ▁ 2 0 2 0 . ▁On ▁ 1 7 ▁March , ▁the ▁government ▁of ▁Berlin ▁announced ▁plans ▁to ▁open ▁a ▁ 1 , 0 0 0 - bed ▁hospital ▁for ▁COVID - 1 9 ▁patients ▁on ▁the ▁grounds ▁of ▁M esse ▁Berlin ▁in ▁the ▁West end ▁local ity ▁of ▁Charlot ten burg - Wil mers dorf . ▁ ▁Brandenburg ▁ ▁Brandenburg ' s ▁first ▁case ▁was ▁detected ▁on ▁ 3 ▁March ▁ 2 0 2 0 . ▁ ▁Bre men ▁ ▁Bre men ' s ▁first ▁case ▁was ▁detected ▁on ▁ 1 ▁March ▁ 2 0 2 0 . ▁One ▁person ▁had ▁already ▁recovered ▁as ▁of ▁ 1 5 ▁March ▁ 2 0 2 0 . ▁ ▁Hamburg ▁ ▁Hamburg ' s ▁first ▁case , ▁a ▁male ▁pa ed iat ric ▁staff ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁Medical ▁Center ▁Hamburg - E pp endorf , ▁was ▁confirmed ▁on ▁ 2 7 ▁February . ▁, ▁there ▁are ▁ 1 9 6 ▁active ▁cases . ▁ ▁H esse ▁ ▁On ▁ 2 8 ▁February , ▁H esse ▁officials ▁confirmed ▁three ▁new ▁cases ▁in ▁L ahn