The last 24 hours have seen a total of 2,106 initial tests being analysed in Estonia in relation to the SARS-CoV-2 virus which causes COVID-19, with fifteen new positive test results being added.
Based on the data in the population register, the highest number of new positive test results came from Harju County, where seven new individuals were found to have been infected. Three new positive coronavirus test results were added from Ida-Viru County, and one new coronavirus case was added from Jõgeva County. On four occasions the places of residence of those individuals who tested positive were not specified in the population register. All individuals who have been tested in connection with the WRC rally stage which is about to be held in southern Estonia have tested negative for the coronavirus.
Almost 1,300 individuals are being monitored by two regional departments of the Health Board in connection with the spread of coronavirus
In two of the seven new cases from Harju County which were added in the past 24 hours, the virus was brought in from a foreign country (in one case from the European Union and, in the other case, from the Russian Federation); in one further case, the virus was caught from an acquaintance. One of the new cases was connected to the Russian Theatre and the theatre will now remain closed for at least one week for deep-cleaning. The circumstances surrounding the remaining cases are still being investigated.
One of the four foreigners who has tested positive was connected to the Ironman event. This individual has been isolated.
The Health Board’s northern regional department is now monitoring four active outbreaks, of which those in Ülemiste City and Nõmme Kalju currently involve eight cases each. There is also a sauna party outbreak which involves six cases. The Russian Theatre outbreak also involves six cases (the total of those who were infected at work and the family members of these individuals).
The Health Board’s northern regional department is monitoring more than 500 people in total.
The two new cases from Ida-Viru County caught the infection within the family circle.
The Health Board’s eastern regional department is monitoring 700 people in connection with the spread of SARS-CoV-2. There are five active outbreaks in total within the regional department’s area of operations, of which the largest is what is being termed the Estonia Mine outbreak with fifty-six cases (involving thirty-one employees and twenty-five close contacts of those employees). There are fifteen cases that are connected with the Jõhvi Kelder outbreak, thirteen cases that are part of the coronavirus outbreak which originated in the United Kingdom, nine that can be linked to the Ojamaa Mine outbreak, and five to the Viru Prison outbreak (involving three employees and two family members of those employees).
Nine people are being treated in hospital due to coronavirus
As of the morning of 4 September, nine people in Estonia are being treated in hospital due to coronavirus, with no patients on a ventilator. One patient was discharged from hospital within the last 24 hours; no new cases have been opened.
As of today, hospitals have closed a total of 414 cases relating to COVID-19 which involved 401 people.
A total of 2,157 people have recovered from COVID-19 by today. The cases of 1,632 people have been closed (75.7% of the total) and, in the case of 525 people (24.3%), 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 15.95 .
More than 156,000 initial tests have been analysed in Estonia, of which 2,456 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/en.
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.
According to information from the Health and Welfare Information Systems Centre, as of today the HOIA app has been downloaded on 89,030 occasions and fifteen individuals have used the app to highlight themselves as having been infected.
Further information about COVID-19 can be found on the Health Board website and on its Facebook page.
