Covid-19 hospitalizations highest since late April

The number of newly confirmed Covid-19 cases in Czechia reached 2,886 on Friday, which is around 600 more than on the same day a week ago.

The number of people hospitalized with Covid has now reached 820, which is the highest figure since the last wave of the pandemic in late April. Twenty-seven of the patients are in serious condition.

The seven-day incidence figure has risen to 143 per 100,000 people. The highest number of infected is in Prague, where it stands at 226.