▁and ▁two ▁in ▁Wür sel en ), ▁and ▁one ▁in ▁L üd ens che id . ▁C ologne , ▁M ön ch eng lad bach ▁and ▁D uis burg ▁also ▁each ▁reported ▁two ▁cases . ▁The ▁first ▁cases ▁in ▁Mün ster ▁were ▁confirmed . ▁ ▁On ▁ 1 ▁March , ▁cases ▁in ▁He ins berg ▁rose ▁to ▁ 6 8 . ▁A ▁case ▁was ▁confirmed ▁in ▁Rhein isch - B erg ischer ▁Kreis , ▁affect ing ▁a ▁woman ▁from ▁Over ath . ▁ ▁On ▁ 2 ▁March , ▁the ▁number ▁of ▁positive ▁cases ▁in ▁He ins berg ▁increased ▁to ▁ 7 9 . ▁The ▁Un na ▁district ▁reported ▁its ▁first ▁case , ▁a ▁ 6 1 - year - old ▁woman . ▁ ▁On ▁ 3 ▁March , ▁cases ▁in ▁He ins berg ▁rose ▁to ▁ 8 4 . ▁Two ▁more ▁cases ▁were ▁confirmed ▁in ▁Mün ster . ▁The ▁first ▁case ▁was ▁confirmed ▁in ▁Ne uss . ▁ ▁On ▁ 4 ▁March , ▁the ▁first ▁case ▁in ▁Bo ch um ▁was ▁confirmed ▁when ▁a ▁ 6 8 - year - old ▁man ▁returning ▁from ▁hol iday ▁in ▁Italy ▁tested ▁positive . ▁ ▁On ▁ 5 ▁March ▁ 1 9 5 ▁cases ▁were ▁confirmed ▁by ▁labor atory ▁test ▁in ▁He ins berg . ▁The ▁local ▁authorities ▁announced ▁that ▁all ▁schools , ▁kind er gart ens , ▁day care ▁facilities ▁and ▁inter dis cipl inary ▁early ▁inter vention ▁cent res ▁would ▁remain ▁closed ▁until ▁at ▁least ▁ 1 5 ▁March ▁ 2 0 2 0