Czech Republic Covid risk index remains at 70, with 4,246 new cases on Tuesday

The Covid-19 infection risk index on which the Czech Republic's tightening and loosening of restrictions depends, remained at 70 on the 0-100 scale on Wednesday, with 4,246 new cases being confirmed on Tuesday, a national holiday, data released by the Health Ministry show. Tuesday's figure is 1,163 lower than that on Monday and 50 percent lower than on the preceding Tuesday, but the number of tests carried out is usually lower on weekends and holidays than on workdays. The Health Ministry started releasing the risk assessment index of the five-level anti-epidemiological system (PES) on Monday.