As of the morning of Monday, August 22, a total of 117 people in Estonia were hospitalized with COVID-19. In all, 3,606 new cases of COVID were diagnosed last week, and another just under 1,300 new lab-confirmed cases can be expected this week, the Health Board said in its weekly forecast.
As of Monday morning, a total of 136 people in Estonia are currently hospitalized with COVID-19. In all, 4,157 new cases of COVID were diagnosed last week, and another just under 2,000 new lab-confirmed cases can be expected this week, the Health Board said in its weekly forecast.
As the number of cases and hospitalizations in Europe begin to rise again, EU agencies published updated guidance on Monday recommending second booster doses of mRNA COVID-19 vaccines for the elderly and those with medical conditions putting them at high risk of severe disease. University of Tartu (TÜ) virology professor Irja Lutsar agrees.