Cases of the coronavirus' Omicrom variant in Germany have increased by 2,686 or nearly 26 per cent within a day to reach a total of 13,129, APP has reported, citing data released by the Robert Koch Institute.

More than 6,060 of the laboratory-confirmed Omicron cases in Germany have been recorded in the 15-34 age group, and around 4,320 cases have been identified in the 35-59 age group, according to the RKI.