Tuesday first in nearly two months with fewer than 10,000 new Covid cases

Some 8,568 new cases of Covid-19 were registered in the Czech Republic on Tuesday, 2,400 fewer than on the same day last week, continuing a downward trend.

It was the first time since early February when less than 10,000 new cases were confirmed on a Tuesday. Over 7,500 people are hospitalised with the virus. The coronavirus reproduction number stands at 0.85.