Czech Republic coronavirus updates, July 23: 247 new cases, government considers nationwide measures

The Czech government is considering reintroducing nationwide measures against the spread of coronavirus, as the number of newly infected people rises once again.

There were 247 newly confirmed positive cases on Wednesday, according to the latest data released by the Czech Health Ministry this morning. That’s one of the highest daily numbers since June and a sharp rise from the past week and a half. More than 5,000 people remain actively infected with the virus, the most since the start of the pandemic in the country.

Health officials performed 6,089 tests on Wednesday. More than 9,000 people have recovered from the virus, and 364 have died, two of which died on Wednesday, according to official data. In most patients, the virus is mild. However, 141 people are now hospitalized with the virus, and 22 are in serious condition.

Due to the rising number of the currently ill, Vojtech has ordered a revision of the statistics.

Vojtech said he believes that data for recovered patients is reflected in the statistics with a delay. This is why a revised number of the ill for Tuesday appeared on the website of the Health Ministry. It fell from the original 5,046 to 4,845.

“It is still true that all regions are not in the same situation. Some of them have a minimum incidence,” Vojtech said.

In the neighboring Frýdek-Místek region, there are approximately 40 cases per 100,000 inhabitants, a number that keeps growing.

There are several other regions with clusters of coronavirus cases, including the Mělník region north of Prague, Vlčnov in the Uherské Hradiště region, Jihlava in the Vysocina Region and parts of Moravia, like Znojmo.

The number of people infected in Prague keeps growing as well. In Central Prague, more than 15 people per 100,000 are infected with the virus. In Prague East and Prague West, however, 18 and 16 people respectively per 100,000 are infected.

Most of the wedding guests were from Prague, but the bride and 24 other people from the Děčín region. The guests included a football player. The guests have been placed into quarantine, and the region is now considering re-introducing face masks in the city.

Starting tomorrow, people living in the area will have to wear face masks when visiting all health care facilities, shopping at a pharmacy, visiting selected social services facilities, and, for example, when working in field social services.