Czech Republic coronavirus updates, June 8: Restrictions further relaxed, 61 new cases Sunday

There were 61 new cases of COVID-19 reported in the Czech Republic on Sunday, following daily totals of 35 and 38 on Friday and Saturday, according to the latest figures from the Czech Health Ministry updated on Monday morning.

There were 1,798 coronavirus tests conducted Sunday, giving a ratio of positive results to tests conducted of 3.39% – the highest in nearly two months, since Saturday, April 11, at the tail end of the height of the epidemic in the Czech Republic.

Given the low number of both tests conducted and positive results, however, this is no cause for concern; the daily increase in positive COVID-19 cases has exceeded 100 only once since the start of May, and has consistently been in the range of 30-60 new cases during that span.

The number of tests conducted on Sunday was the lowest number since March 18, at the beginning of the epidemic; this should reflect the general situation in the Czech Republic and the downward trend of new cases resulting in a need for fewer tests.

There was one recovery reported on Sunday and a total of 50 since Friday. A single death on Sunday was the first reported since June 4.

There have now been a total of 9,629 confirmed COVID-19 cases in the Czech Republic, with 6,896 recoveries and 328 deaths.

That leaves 2,405 people currently infected with COVID-19 in the Czech Republic, 117 of which are hospitalized.

Prague has had the highest number of reported COVID-19 cases since the start of the crisis, at 2,207, followed by the Moravia-Silesia region with 1,707. The Vysočina and South Bohemian regions have reported the fewest number of COVID-19 cases, at 187 and 190, respectively.

From today, the Czech Republic has also issued a new wave of regulations softening anti-coronavirus measures throughout the country.