Tuesday numbers indicate Covid epidemic still in decline in Czechia

Tuesday saw 9,089 people test positive for Covid-19, nearly a quarter fewer than on the same day last week, according to data released by the Ministry of Health. However, the amount of people who got tested for the presence of the virus also declined by around a third in week-on-week terms, with a rising percentage of tests coming back positive.

Currently, there are 3,460 people infected with the coronavirus in the Czech Republic who are hospitalised of which 673 are in serious condition, roughly 30 percent fewer than was the case on the same day a week ago.

The incidence number in the country fell from Tuesday’s average of 363 cases per 100,000 people to 338 on Wednesday.