Czech virus infections hit new record high

Coronavirus infections in the Czech Republic have hit a new record high for the third straight day, surpassing 3,000 cases in one day for the first time.

The Health Ministry says 3,130 people were tested positive for COVID-19 on Thursday, almost 1,000 more than the previous record a day earlier.

That day-to-day increase was almost as high as the number of all cases in March during the first wave of the coronavirus pandemic.

The capital of Prague was the hardest hit with 191 infected per 100,000 citizens.

The number of people hospitalized across the country reached 413 with 91 needing intensive care. Those numbers are still slightly lower than in April when only about 200 - 300 were infected on average daily.

The Czech Republic has had 44,155 confirmed COVID-19 cases with 489 deaths.