Record infections of those infected in Prague, Central Bohemia and the Zlín Region
The situation in the metropolis has not developed well in recent days. Of the five worst daily gains infected, four occurred at the turn of the year – December 29, 2009, December 30, 1879 and December 31, 1759. Previously, they were most infected on October 22 (1705).
Currently, Prague hygienists register 14,928 infected people in the metropolis. A total of 88,409 people have been confirmed in Prague since the beginning of the epidemic.
In terms of infection in the last week in terms of population, however, Prague is one of the Czech regions more average (see map above).
According to data from the Ministry of Health, the regions also had a record number of new cases in the Central Bohemian Region (2623) and the Zlín Region (1249). The increase in Central Bohemia is the highest of all regions, currently affecting over 17,000 people.
The situation is not good in other regions either. A record increase since December is approaching, for example, in the Moravian-Silesian Region, where 2,395 people came with coronavirus and where they have the highest number of currently ill patients (19,602). More than 1,800 infected people have arrived in southern Moravia, where more than 11,000 people are struggling.
The lowest daily increases are currently reported by Karlovarský (417 infected), Olomoucký (609), Liberecký (611) and Plzeňský kraj (660).
Record number in the Czech Republic
Across the Czech Republic, 17,278 infected came on Tuesday, which is also a record. There are 126,348 people in the country, 7001 are currently hospitalized, and 1004 are in serious condition.
So far, the Ministry of Health has registered 90 deaths so far, compared to 124 the day before, but the data are usually supplemented retrospectively. In recent days, the balance has been around 150 deaths per day. A total of 12,436 people died in connection with covid-19.
The anti-epidemic system (PES) is at 86 points on Wednesday, which corresponds to the fifth level of alert. On Tuesday, the value of the index was 89, but from Wednesday the index is calculated according to the new methodology.