Czech Republic reports 20,315 daily coronavirus cases

FILE PHOTO: Medical workers transport a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) patient, who is being transferred from a Brno hospital, in Prague, Czech Republic, November 25, 2021. REUTERS/David W Cerny

PRAGUE (Reuters) - The Czech Republic reported 20,315 new coronavirus cases for Friday, the first week-on-week drop in the daily tally in two months, although its hospitals were still filling and the government toughened restrictions.

On the same day last week, the country of 10.7 million people reported 22,957 new cases of the coronavirus.