Number of people hospitalised with covid increasing

Some 4,818 new cases of covid-19 were confirmed in Czechia on Monday, slightly more than on the same day a week ago. Patients in hospital with the virus increased by roughly a fifth to 1,666, and the number of repeated infections also increased significantly. However, the number of hospitalised patients in a critical condition was 42, a decrease of four from Monday a week ago.

The number of people in hospital with covid is now the highest in six months. Some hospitals have stopped allowing visitors or are making respirators mandatory again, the Czech News Agency reports.