People get on a tram at a station in Prague, capital of the Czech Republic, July 8, 2022. (Xinhua/Deng Yaomin)
The country recorded 2,031 new cases on Monday, a one-third increase week-on-week. The daily number of COVID-19 hospitalizations also continued to rise, reaching 305 on Monday compared to 286 a week ago.
PRAGUE, July 12 (Xinhua) -- The number of daily COVID-19 cases in the Czech Republic exceeded 2,000 for the first time since late April, data from the country's Health Ministry showed Tuesday.
The country recorded 2,031 new cases on Monday, a one-third increase week-on-week. The daily number of COVID-19 hospitalizations also continued to rise, reaching 305 on Monday compared to 286 a week ago.
The number of daily infections in the country started to rise at the end of June. More than 1,000 daily cases were recorded for five consecutive working days in the last week of June.
People walk on a street near the Prague Castle in Prague, capital of the Czech Republic, July 8, 2022. (Xinhua/Deng Yaomin)
Authorities have said that the more contagious subvariants BA.4 and BA.5 of the omicron coronavirus variant are to blame for the increasing infections.
The Health Ministry said the number of infections would keep rising for several more weeks, but hospitals and intensive care units would be able to cope, according to local media reports.
The Czech Vaccinology Society has recommended a fourth COVID-19 vaccine dose for people aged over 60. It is also recommended for those over the age of 12 with a severe immunocompromised condition, health staff who work with such patients, as well as for those in social care facilities.
People dine at a restaurant in Prague, capital of the Czech Republic, July 8, 2022. (Xinhua/Deng Yaomin)
The fourth jab is expected to be available from mid-August.
The Czech Republic has recorded more than 3.9 million COVID-19 cases and over 40,330 deaths since the outbreak of the pandemic. Nearly 6.9 million people in the country, which has a population of about 10.5 million, have been fully vaccinated, according to data from the ministry. ■
