Coronavirus: Number of new cases drops below 100 after five days

On Sunday, 90 new cases of coronavirus were recorded in the Czech Republic, after a five-day stretch with daily totals rising by over 100. The Moravian-Silesian Region accounted for most of the new cases.

The districts of Karviná, and to a lesser extent Frýdek-Místek and partly Ostrava, account for the bulk of cases in the region, which has had to reinstate measures to contain the spread of Covid-19.

Outbreaks have appeared, for example, in the Ostrava Municipal Hospital, at a children's camp in Štramberk and at various companies in the Ostrava, Novojičín and Frýdek-Místek regions. Another local focus is in Vlčnov, in the Uherské Hradiště region.

Since March, when the novel coronavirus was first recorded in the Czech Republic, hygienists have confirmed 13,945 cases. Of that number, 8,760 people have recovered from the disease and 359 died with it.