Covid risk index drops to 68 points

The Czech Republic registered 8,010 new cases of Covid-19 on Friday, and the risk index dropped from 70 to 68 points, which corresponds to the fourth level on the five-tier scale of the counter-epidemic system, according to data released by the Ministry of Health.The restrictions in place correspond to the fifth level.

The number of people hospitalized with Covid-19 has dropped slightly to 5,812, of which 947 are in a serious condition. Coronavirus death toll has now reached 16,211. The number of people currently fighting the infection is 104, 099.