Czech Republic coronavirus updates, June 12: 62 new cases Thursday, most regions "virtually COVID-19 free"

There were 62 new coronavirus cases recorded in the Czech Republic on Friday, according to the latest figures from the Czech Health Ministry published this morning.

While the new cases of COVID-19 being reported daily are not declining, they remain consistently low, with the number rising above 100 only once since the beginning of May. At the height of the coronavirus crisis in the Czech Republic in late April and early May, the country was routinely reporting more than 300 new cases daily.

“The situation in the Czech Republic is consistent, it is not deteriorating,” Interior Minister Jan Hamáček told reporters at a press conference yesterday.

“We don’t have a surface problem. Most regions are virtually free of COVID-19. We do not have a general problem, but there are local outbreaks.”

A total of 3,546 COVID-19 tests were conducted on Thursday, giving a ratio of positive results to tests conducted of 1.75%. The number of daily tests conducted has been steadily decreasing over the past weeks, following highs of around 8,000 during the height of the pandemic.

Three recoveries have been reported for Thursday so far, following 29 on Wednesday and 19 on Tuesday. The total number of recoveries now stands at 7,170, accounting for the vast majority of total COVID-19 cases in the Czech Republic.

One new death was reported on Thursday, bringing the total to 329.

There are currently 2,388 known active COVID-19 cases in the Czech Republic, with 111 of them currently being hospitalized.