New Covid cases down slightly, 89 deaths this week

Some 8,163 new Covid-19 cases were recorded in the Czech Republic on Thursday, which was the lowest number on a weekday in a fortnight. However, the figure was only marginally lower than on the previous Thursday and testing numbers have fallen significantly. There were also nearly 1,500 suspected reinfections.

The number of people in hospital with the coronavirus stood at 2,194, with 135 in a critical condition. Eighty-nine Covid deaths have been recorded so far this week.