▁went ▁into ▁quar antine ▁at ▁home . ▁A ▁ 4 4 - year - old ▁Mün ster ▁resident ▁tested ▁positive ▁and ▁under w ent ▁quar antine ▁with ▁his ▁family . ▁Düsseldorf ▁confirmed ▁its ▁fourth ▁case , ▁a ▁man ▁who ▁had ▁contact ▁with ▁individuals ▁in ▁He ins berg . ▁All ▁cases ▁in ▁Düsseldorf ▁were ▁reported ▁to ▁be ▁asympt om atic , ▁or ▁with ▁m ild ▁sympt oms . ▁There ▁were ▁six ▁new ▁in fe ctions ▁in ▁Er kr ath , ▁M ett mann ▁district . ▁An ▁additional ▁three ▁people ▁were ▁inf ected ▁with ▁the ▁virus ▁in ▁Berg k amen , ▁Un na ▁district . ▁They ▁are ▁believed ▁to ▁have ▁come ▁into ▁contact ▁with ▁an ▁inf ected ▁person ▁during ▁a ▁visit ▁to ▁Hamburg . ▁ ▁On ▁ 9 ▁March , ▁the ▁first ▁COVID - 1 9 ▁death s ▁in ▁Germany , ▁a ▁ 8 9 - year - old ▁woman ▁in ▁Ess en ▁and ▁a ▁ 7 8 - year - old ▁man ▁in ▁He ins berg , ▁were ▁reported . ▁ ▁By ▁the ▁evening ▁of ▁ 1 0 ▁March , ▁the ▁count ▁of ▁cases ▁in ▁the ▁state ▁rose ▁to ▁ 6 4 8 . ▁All ▁mass ▁events ▁in ▁North ▁Rh ine - West phal ia ▁with ▁more ▁than ▁ 1 0 0 0 ▁participants ▁were ▁b anned ▁with ▁immediate ▁effect . ▁ ▁On ▁ 1 1 ▁March , ▁the ▁number ▁of ▁positive ▁cases ▁in ▁North ▁Rh ine - West phal ia ▁increased ▁to ▁ 8 0 1 , ▁including ▁ 3 ▁death s .