Over 2,000 Covid-19 cases detected in past week

Over 2,000 Covid-19 cases have been detected in the Czech Republic in the past week, the biggest weekly increase on record, according to data released by the Czech Health Ministry.

Although Saturday brought a slight drop to 319 cases, down from 486 on Friday, the fall is being attributed to the lower number of tests conducted at the weekend.

Altogether the country has registered over 24, 000 cases. 17,000 people have fully recovered, 418 have died.

The health authorities upgraded Prague to “medium-risk” on Friday, warning that the situation in the capital is worsening, with signs of community transfers. So far the increase has been driven by local outbreaks of Covid-19.