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Posted by: Daniela Socolovschi

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13 Sep. 2020 / 18:00

Czech Republic sees record rise in virus cases for third day

The Czech Republic reported its biggest one-day increase in new coronavirus infections for a third straight day on Sunday, recording 1,541 cases as the country battles a surge in the virus in recent weeks, Reuters reports.

It was the fifth day in a row with new infections above 1,000 for the country of 10.7 million after cases began to accelerate in August. One state health official said a second wave was under way.

Adjusted for population, the country has reported 94 cases per 100,000 inhabitants over the last 14 days, according to the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control data. Only Spain and France have seen a bigger spike in that time.

The Czech Republic came through an initial outbreak that began in March - when daily cases peaked at a high of 377 -relatively well compared to western Europe and has kept the death toll lower than most.

As of Saturday, 453 patients had died out of a total 35,401 cases, with 60% of patients having recovered.

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