Number of newly detected Covid cases dropping

The Czech Republic registered 8,032 new cases of Covid-19 on Thursday, roughly half the number registered on the same day a week ago. The number of positive cases amounted to 28.3 percent of the overall number of tests conducted. The Covid-related death toll has now crossed 14,000.

The Czech Republic is on the fourth level of the five-tier Covid risk-scale, the risk index having dropped from 75 to 72 in 24 hours. It has been dropping for three days in succession.