The last 24 hours have seen a total of 1,344 initial tests being analysed in Estonia in relation to the SARS-CoV-2 virus which causes COVID-19, with seventeen new positive test results being added.
Based on the data in the population register, the highest number of new positive test results in the last 24 hours came from Ida-Viru County (nine cases). Seven new cases were added from Harju County and one coronavirus case was added from Lääne-Viru County.
More than sixty people in total have been infected with coronavirus in Ida-Viru County
Three of the individuals from Ida-Viru County who have been found to be infected in the past 24 hours are connected to the Ojamaa Mine, and three are connected to the Estonia Mine. Two of those people who fell ill are close contacts of employees of the Estonia Mine. The circumstances surrounding the case from Lääne-Viru County are still being investigated.
In total, twenty-one employees of the Estonia Mine have been infected. The first two individuals to be infected were at the Jõhvi Kelder entertainment establishment. Another fifteen people who are family members or acquaintances of the mine employees have also fallen ill. Since the first two employees who were infected in the Jõhvi Kelder bar have been accounted for as part of the Jõhvi Kelder outbreak, there are currently thirty-four coronavirus cases in total that are related to the Estonia Mine outbreak.
Nine visitors to the Jõhvi Kelder bar are now involved in what has become known as the Jõhvi Kelder outbreak in Ida-Viru County. Two of these individuals are employees of the Estonia Mine. Fifteen people in total are connected to the outbreak, with six of them family members or acquaintances of those individuals who were in the bar.
Seven people have been found to be connected with the Ojamaa Mine outbreak. The Health Board is monitoring almost 500 people in total in the eastern region; sixty-five of these individuals have fallen ill.
Three of the seven new infection cases from Harju County were close contacts of persons who had already fallen ill. In the remaining cases, the origins of the infection are still being investigated.
The number of cases for every 100,000 people has exceeded the threshold of ten
As of the morning of 26 August, ten people in Estonia are being treated in hospital due to coronavirus, with no patients on a ventilator. No new cases were opened and no new patients were discharged from hospital. One individual who had been suspected to have been infected with coronavirus was left out of the count, as their test result turned out to be negative.
As of today, hospitals have closed a total of 404 cases relating to COVID-19 which involved 391 people.
A total of 2,054 people have recovered from COVID-19 by today. The cases of 1,569 people have been closed (76.4% of the total) and, in the case of 485 people (23.6%), more than 28 days have passed since they tested positive and the individuals concerned are not being treated in hospital, meaning that they are awaiting confirmation of their recovery.
The number of cases for every 100,000 people in the last fourteen days is 10.3.
More than 143,000 initial tests have been analysed in Estonia, of which 2,311 or 1.6% of the total have been positive for the SARS-CoV-2 virus. Detailed statistical data from the coronavirus tests is available at www.koroonakaart.ee/en.
How can the spread of coronavirus be stopped?
- The most efficient measure which can be applied to avoid being infected is keeping one’s distance.
- In crowded places and especially indoors where it is not possible to maintain the required distance from other people, it is advisable to wear a mask.
- Closed, crowded spaces should be avoided if possible.
- The rules governing hand hygiene must be observed: hands must be washed frequently.
- Hands should be washed in soap and warm water. Alcohol-based hand sanitation products should be used in public places.
- When you sneeze or cough, please cover your mouth and nose with a disposable tissue. Immediately safely dispose of the used tissue and clean your hands. If you do not have a tissue, use your sleeve (or part of your forearm), not your bare hand, to cover your mouth and nose.
- Anyone who becomes ill should stay at home, even if their symptoms are mild.
- People who develop any symptoms should suspect that they have coronavirus and contact their family physician.
Download the HOIA mobile app from Google Play or App Store which will inform you if you have come into close contact with an individual who has coronavirus. The app also allows you to anonymously notify other users if you have fallen ill yourself. Codes are being exchanged anonymously between the phones of people who use the app, while the government, the app’s developer, and the manufacturer of your phone will not be notified of those with whom you have come into close contact. Further information is available here: www.hoia.me.
COVID-19 is a droplet infection which is caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus spreading from one person to another as a result of sneezing and coughing or via contaminated surfaces and unwashed hands.
Further information about COVID-19 can be found on the Health Board website and on its Facebook page.
