Friday sees a new record in coronavirus cases in Czechia

Friday saw a record 8,618 people test positive for the COVID-19 coronavirus, exceeding Thursday’s record by more than 3,000 cases, Ministry of Health data shows. It is the fourth time in a row that a record number of cases has been registered.

Currently there are 1,893 COVID-19 patients in hospital, with 412 in serious condition. In total more than 200 have died from the disease this week and 905 since the virus was first detected in the country in March.