Lower Covid-19 numbers during long weekend

The number of newly-registered Covid-19 cases reached 1287 on Monday, according to data released by the Czech Health Ministry.

Over the three-day weekend the daily increases remained below 2,000, however health officials ascribe this to the lower number of tests on weekends and public holidays. The health minister said he wants to increase the country’s testing capacity to 50,000 tests a day.

Over 33,000 people are currently fighting the infection, of which 820 are hospitalized and close to 200 of them are in serious condition.

Health Minister Roman Prymula warned last week that if the infection continues to spread at the present rate the country could soon be short of ventilators.

Hospitals are also said to be running short of the drug Remdesivir, with fresh deliveries expected by the end of this week.