Czech Republic hits new high of COVID-19 cases

Coronavirus infections in the Czech Republic are continuing to surge, hitting a new all-time high.

The Health Ministry says the number of new cases reached 17,278 cases on Tuesday.

The previous record of 17,045 was set on Dec 30.New infections started to surge again this week after slowing down during the New Year holidays.

A total of 7,001 COVID-19 patients are currently hospitalized, with 1,004 in serious condition, putting the heath system under pressure.A lockdown imposed by the government to contain the surge will be in place at least until Jan 10.

The country of 10.7 million has 776,967 confirmed cases, including 12,436 deaths.

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