Covid hospitalisations down by a quarter over past week

Friday saw 8,256 people test positive for Covid-19, roughly a tenth fewer than on the same day last week. There were also 1,591 reinfections with the virus, Health Ministry data shows. While infections are down, the number of people getting tested is falling as well and the positivity rate on Friday actually rose.

However, the number of coronavirus patients requiring hospitalisation. On Friday, there were 2,398 people infected with Covid-19 in Czech hospitals, of whom 173 were in serious condition. This is a roughly 25 percent decrease when compared to the same day the previous week.