The country"s total tally of cases jumped by more than 40,000 PRAGUE: The Czech Republic reported 1,287 new cases of the coronavirus on Monday, its lowest daily tally since Sep. 20, Health Ministry data showed on Tuesday. The country has had one of Europe’s highest infection rates in September as its total tally of cases jumped by more than 40,000. As of the end of Monday, which was a state holiday, it had reported a total 65,883 cases, with 618 deaths.