Number of new Covid-19 cases rises on Thursday

The number of newly registered coronavirus cases in the Czech Republic increased again on Thursday after a three-day slow down, with 132 new cases reported, according to Czech Health Ministry statistics.

The number of registered cases has reached 12,178. 353 people have died and 7,822 have recovered from the disease. At the moment, 123 people are hospitalized with COVID 19.

The high number of new cases over the past two weeks is related to the blanket testing in the region of Karviná, which is currently the largest hotspot of the disease in the country, with an average of 279 cases per 100,000 people.