New daily Covid cases in CR reach 1,541

Some 1,541 new cases of Covid-19 were registered in the Czech Republic on Saturday, the highest number for a single day since the pandemic began and by some distance the most recorded at the weekend, when considerably fewer tests were carried out in the past.

It was the fifth day in succession that over 1,000 cases were detected in the country. The number of people known to have the virus at present is 13,739, which is also the largest number since the first cases were detected.

There were just under 300 people in hospital with Covid-19 in the Czech Republic on Saturday, with 69 of them in a serious condition.

On Friday five other districts, most in Central Bohemia joined Prague in being categorised as medium risk on a national “Covid map”.

Since Thursday it has been compulsory to cover one’s mouth and nose indoors in the whole of the Czech Republic.