Covid: incidence rate rises for first time since end of July

Some 2,803 new cases of Covid-19 were registered in Czechia on Tuesday, 400 more than on the same day last week.

The seven-day incidence rate increased for the first time since the end of July to 120 cases per 100,000 inhabitants on Saturday. The highest number of infected is the central Bohemian town of Beroun, where it stands at 171.

On Tuesday there were 964 Covid patients in Czech hospitals, with around 30 of them in a critical condition.