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A total of 408 new coronavirus cases have been found in Estonia in the past 24 hours, the Health Board (Terviseamet) says. Five people who had contracted COVID-19 have died during that period, the board adds. Estonia's new 14-day coronavirus incidence per 100,000 inhabitants now stands at 408.1, while 8.5 percent of primary coronavirus tests conducted over the past fortnight returned positive. 4,790 coronavirus tests were administered nationwide over the past 24 hours, with 408, also 8.5 percent, returned positive. Five people who had contracted coronavirus died during that time: one woman, a...

The ministry of the Interior says proposed European Union plans on the return of illegal migrants to member states to their countries of origin in broadly in line with Estonia's views. The plan, drawn up by the European Commission and sent to member states for dissection, is based on the concept of voluntary, rather than forced, return, though the EU's external border control agency Frontex will be involved, if the plan comes to light. Veiko Kommusaar, Undersecretary for Internal Security, Law Enforcement and Migration Policy at the ministry, told ERR Wednesday that the strategy addresses iss...

0"> The recent Rahva Tahe incident has cast shade on Isamaa, the party's leader, Helir-Valdor Seeder (whose silhouette in fact appears in this image) says. Source: Priit Mürk/ERR The recent corporate joining of the opposition Isamaa party has put the organization's reputation on the line, leading members say. Over four hundred members of a non-parliamentary party applied to join Isamaa at the same time, at a time when it has seen an internal challenge on its direction, met with a crackdown on internal dissent and the postponement of leadership elections. Party chair Heli...

425 new coronavirus cases have been found of a total 4,316 tests taken - a rate of 9.8 percent - in Estonia over the past 24 hours, the Health Board announced. 10 deaths were also registered. According to data from the population registry, there were 181 people diagnosed with the coronavirus in Harju County, 134 of those cases were in Tallinn. There were 67 new cases diagnosed in Ida-Viru County and 62 were discovered in Pärnu County. 28 cases were found in Viljandi County, 22 in Lääne-Viru County and 16 in Tartu County. Nine new cases each were opened in Põlva and Rapla counties. Six cas...

396 new cases of coronavirus were diagnosed in the last 24 hours, the Health Board said on Wednesday. There were no deaths for the first time since November. In total, 4,757 tests were analyzed giving a positive share of 8.3 percent. The 14-day infection rate is now 422,2 per 100.000 inhabitants. 216 cases were reported in Harju County and 175 of those were in Tallinn. Fifty-two cases were recorded in Ida-Viru County, 20 in Lääne-Viru County, 19 in Pärnu County, 18 in Järva County, 13 in Tartu County and 10 in Viljandi County, There were nine new cases each in Põlva and Valga counties, e...