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Last week 8,186 new cases of coronavirus were diagnosed across Estonia compared to 5,572 the previous week. There were more than 1,000 cases on six days and there were 58 deaths.

While coronavirus vaccines have been administered since January, some counties were left without vaccines since the local infection rates remained relatively low. Starting this week, counties such as Põlva, Valga and Lääne-Viru can finally begin vaccinations. As of recommendations made by the state immunoprophylaxis expert work group, the Pfizer/BioNTech and Moderna vaccines will be administered to people aged 70 and up, with those aged under receiving the AstraZeneca vaccine. According to regional daily Lõuna-Eesti Postimees (link in Estonian), as vaccine shipments have begun increasing ...

The Agriculture and Food Board (Põllumajandus- ja Toiduamet) has imposed a nationwide ban on poultry farms keeping their stock outdoors, starting Monday. The move follows an outbreak of avian flu at a poultry farm in Lääne-Viru County. The ruling means poultry can only be kept outside if the board grants an exemption, which it may do if the livestock's health is jeopardized if they are kept inside; extra precautions to avoid any contact with wild birds must be installed in that case. Hele-Mai Sammel, the Agriculture and Food Board's deputy director general, told BNS that: "Since avian flu ...

A total of 6,222 tests for the SARS-CoV-2 virus were analyzed in the last 24 hours of which 1,201 or 19.3 percent were initial positives.

1,570 cases of coronavirus were diagnosed in the last 24 hours, the Health Board (Terviseamet) said on Saturday. This is a new record number and the fourth day this week with more than 1,000 new cases.