Lowest weekday Covid tally in five weeks seen Friday

Some 13,774 new cases of Covid-19 were registered in the Czech Republic on Friday, which was the lowest figure for a weekday in five weeks. There were also over 2,500 confirmed new reinfections.

Both figures were down by around a third on the previous Friday, though fewer tests were conducted.

The seven-day case incidence rate on Friday was 1,048 per 100,000, the lowest number seen for a month. Over 3,500 people were hospitalised with the coronavirus.