The number of deaths due to coronavirus in the Czech Republic crossed 30,500 on Sunday, and as of Monday morning was at 30,504. The pace of the increase in deaths has been rising. It was 23 in the last week, while 11 people died a week earlier, according to Health Ministry data. So far, 28 people have died in October. The death toll crossed the 30,000 mark on May 10, 2021, but then slowed as the pandemic receded in the last spring and summer. Approximately 30,000 candles were lit at Prague Castle on May 10 in memory of those who died. The toll crossed the 20,000 mark on Feb. 23, 2021, and 10,000 on Dec. 14, 2020.