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Potato growing in Estonia has seen a three-fold decline in the past decade, ETV news show "Aktuaalne kaamera" (AK) reported Tuesday. Farmers are blaming the unprofitability of growing the tuber – which only makes money one year out of every three, they say – as well as a lack of Russian demand, competition from producers in central Europe and, in the past year at least, the effects of the pandemic. State agency Statistics Estonia reports that 3,639 ha (a little under 9,000 acres) of fields were under potato cultivation in 2020, a fall of 32 percent just on the preceding year, while the de...

359 new coronavirus cases were diagnosed during the last day, the Health Board (Terviseamet) said on Tuesday. In total, 5,379 tests were analyzed and the positive share was 6.7 percent. The 14-day average is 346,2 per 100,000 inhabitants compared to 351.0 yesterday. 138 cases were diagnosed in Harju County and 107 of those were in Tallinn. There were 74 cases in Ida-Viru County, 39 in Tartu County, 31 in Pärnu County and 14 each in Valga and Viljandi counties. There were eight cases in Lääne-Viru County, six in Põlva County, five each in Jõgeva, Rapla and Võru counties, four in Lääne ...

People aged 16-49 will be allowed to register for coronavirus vaccinations starting May 17, it was agreed on Monday by the vaccination workgroup. The workgroup discussed if the 40-49 age group should be vaccinated ahead of those under 40, but decided against it. On May 17, everyone under 50 will be able to register for vaccination as time slots become available on the Patient Portal. Time slots are dependent on vaccine deliveries. From Thursday (May 13), the over 40s will be able to register for a time slot and those under 40 can do so from Monday (May 17). Additionally, vaccines will no long...

Last week 2,283 new cases of coronavirus were diagnosed across Estonia compared to 2,402 the previous week. There were 32 deaths. ERR News has rounded up the most important news and data about the coronavirus in Estonia from the last week and put it in one place. This round-up is usually published on Monday or Tuesday, because the results for Sunday of the previous week are released on Monday morning, only making it possible to analyze the previous week's results after the data has been reported. You can find the following graphs below: The total number of new cases diagnosed by week; New cas...

From Thursday, (May 13), people over 40 can register for a coronavirus vaccination through the digital registration system. The under 40s can sign up from Monday (May 17). While everyone will be able to get vaccinated from Monday, the staggered registration has been created to reduce the burden on the digital registration system on the Patient Portal, the Ministry of Social Affairs said in a statement on Tuesday. Marek Seer, head of the COVID-19 vaccination team, is asking people to be patient. "Nearly 500,000 people are still waiting for vaccination and those who wish will certainly receiv...