Czech Republic coronavirus updates, July 27: 246 new cases over the weekend, new national traffic light system coming

There were 246 new positive cases of coronavirus over the weekend, though officials performed far fewer tests, according to the latest data released by the Czech Health Ministry this morning.

Health officials performed 2,262 tests on Sunday. Over the weekend, the death toll rose from 365 to 371. In most patients, the virus is mild. However, 149 people are now hospitalized with the virus.

Since the start of the epidemic in early March, 15,273 Czechs have been infected with the virus.

Vojtěch said many regions have been busy fighting the virus and have not had time to update their statistics.

Many of the new cases originated in two regions experiencing coronavirus outbreaks: Moravia-Silesia’s Karvina region and the Jihlava region.

In the Jihlava region, the number of infected people has quickly grown to 55 positive cases per 100,000 people, one of the highest numbers among the country’s 76 districts. Many of the new cases in the Jihlava region originated from the Jihlava Alzheimer’s Center.

Nearly 46 people per 100,000 people are infected with the virus in the Karvina region, a decrease from the past several weeks. In the neighboring Frýdek-Místek region, there are approximately 35 cases per 100,000 inhabitants.

There are several other regions with growing clusters of coronavirus cases, including the Mělník region north of Prague, Vlčnov in the Uherské Hradiště region, and the Prachatice region. In addition, the greater Prague region has seen a growing number of coronavirus cases as well. The capital city has more than 25 cases per 100,000 residents.