Tag: corona
Macedonia 07.02.22 | 17:48

Corona report: 18 deaths and 690 newly diagnosed cases

The Healthcare Ministry informed that 18 patients died over the past day from Covid-19. The ages of the deceased ranged from 65 to 88. Additionally, three deaths from early February, that were not reported at the time, were added to today’s report. Their ages ranged from 43 to 68. Six of the total...

Macedonia 06.02.22 | 20:08

Corona report: 25 deaths, 1,045 newly diagnosed cases

A total of 24 Covid deaths were registered over the past day, the Healthcare Ministry informed. The ages of the deceased ranged from 64 to 86. Additional four prior deaths that were not reported at the time were added to today’s report. Of the 29 deceased patients, six were fully vaccinated. The...

Macedonia 06.02.22 | 19:55

Macedonia ranks among the worst countries in Europe in terms of Covid deaths

Macedonia is setting grim European level records in Covid deaths. According to the European Center for Prevention and Control, Macedonia registered 89 deaths per million citizens between January 17th and 30th. This is far worse than Serbia (52 deaths per million), Albania (23 deaths) and Kosovo (5 deaths)....

Macedonia 05.02.22 | 21:53

Corona report: Ten deaths, 1,500 newly diagnosed cases

Ten patients died of the coronavirus infection over the past day, the Healthcare Ministry informed. The deceased wre aged bgtween 61 and 89. The Ministry also reported that six patients, who died over the past month, but were not included in the daily reports at the time, are included in today’s...

Macedonia 04.02.22 | 18:43

High death rate reported – 31 patients died in one day

A high Covid death toll was reported by the Healthcare Ministry today – 31 patients died from the illness over the past day. Their ages ranged from 60 to 84. Additionally, eight patients who died in January, but whose deaths were not registered at the time, were added to the report. Their ages...

Macedonia 03.02.22 | 20:27

Corona report: 20 deaths, 1,715 newly diagnosed cases

New 1,715 cases of Covid-19 were diagnosed over the past day, from 4,811 tests, the Healthcare Ministry informed. Of them, 260 were infected for the second time, and in one case, a third infection was registered. Twenty patients died of the illness in the same period. Their ages ranged from 58 to 87....

Macedonia 02.02.22 | 20:43

Corona report: 18 deaths, 1,543 newly diagnosed cases

The Healthcare Ministry reported that 18 patients died of Covid-19 over the past day. The ages of the deceased ranged from 56 to 90. Additionally, eight more patients who died earlier this year but whose deaths were not reported at the time, were added to today’s report. Their ages ranged from...

Macedonia 01.02.22 | 22:28

Government plans to begin publishing names of infected citizens online

The Kovacevski Government intends to begin publishing the names of citizens who are ordered to isolate because of coronavirus infection. The controversial decision was announced today, and it provides that the names of the infected citizens are published online and in the Official Gazette. The idea is...

Macedonia 01.02.22 | 20:58

Corona report: 23 deaths, including that of a 35 year old patient

The latest daily coronavirus report issued by the Healthcare Ministry shows that 23 patients died over the past day. This includes a 35 year old patient from Skopje. The ages of the other deceased patients ranged between 59 and 84. Additionally, 12 patients who died in late December and January, but...

Macedonia 31.01.22 | 17:41

Corona report: 26 deaths and 711 newly diagnosed cases

The Healthcare Ministry reported 26 Covid deaths over the past day. The ages of the deceased patients ranged between 29 and 87. Fourteen of the deceased were fully vaccinated – all with prior issues. Additional four deaths that occurred earlier but were not reported at the time were added to today’s...

Economy 28.01.22 | 13:33

Number of jobs lost due to the pandemic estimated at 16,000

Over 16,000 citizens are registered as having lost their jobs due to the Covid pandemic since March 2020. Bekim Murati, head of the Employment Agency, said that this is the official number of jobs lost in this period. Murati added that there are over 130,000 active job seekers registered with the agency,...

Macedonia 27.01.22 | 10:35

Covid golgotta: Man describes how his late wife was infected and robbed while in hospital

A man shared the tragic story of his wife, who died of Covid, and the body was robbed while in hospital. The emotional revelation, shared on the popular “Jadi Burek” call-in show shocked the pubilc, and the host, Janko Ilkovski, was unable to continue with the program. The man descibed how his wife...

Macedonia 26.01.22 | 16:15

Corona committee proposes that schools reopen in full next week

Despite the record infection rate, the Committee on infectious diseases is recommending that both elementary and high-schools reopen on February 1st with in-person classes. The winter break was extended by over a week, as Macedonia is experiencing a major new wave of the epidemic, that is by far the...

Macedonia 22.01.22 | 21:12

Corona report: 16 deaths, near record 1,913 newly diagnosed cases, number of active cases rose over 20,000

The Healthcare Ministry informed that 16 patients died over the past day from the coronavirus infection. The ages of the deceased ranged from 61 to 84. This is a high death toll – so far, the current wave of the pandemic that started after New Year had a high infection rate but the death rate remained...

Macedonia 21.01.22 | 21:48

Corona report: Another day with over 2,000 newly diagnosed cases

After a day of about 1,000 new coronavirus cases, today’s daily report again spiked over 2,000. According to the Healthcare Ministry, out of 6,010 tests conducted during the past day, 2,071 came back positive. This pushed the total number of active cases in the country upwards, to just under 20,000....

Macedonia 21.01.22 | 17:17

Corona epidemic: Proposal to reduce the mandatory period of isolation from ten to seven days

The Coronavirus Commission is proposing that the isolation period for confirmed coronavirus cases is reduced from ten to 7 days. Newly appointed Healthcare Minister Bekim Sali said that the proposal will be put before the Government. Sali said that the idea is in line with what other countries affected...

Macedonia 20.01.22 | 17:33

Corona report: Over 1,100 new cases out of only 4,000 tests

The number of newly diagnosed cases jumped by 1,172 in the latest daily report issued by the Healthcare Ministry. It’s under the 2,000 mark, which was reached over the past days, but still an extremely high number. The new positive cases were identified out of just 4,021 tests. The Ministry also...

Macedonia 19.01.22 | 23:05

Citizens urged to switch to more secure masks

Immunologist Aleksandar Petlickovski warned citizens not to drop their guard ahead of the omicron variant of the coronavirus, saying that while it may be less severe than previous strains, there is no guarantee how the organism will react. Petlickovski, who heads the Immunology Institute in Skopje, called...

Macedonia 19.01.22 | 18:25

Corona wave: Number of daily newfound cases surpassed 2,000, Macedonia is close to 20,000 active cases

The number of newly diagnosed coronavirus cases jumped by 2,051 today – out of just 6,353 tests, showing that the new wave of the illness is intensifying. The number of active cases is now racing toward 20,000, a number which will likely be reached with tomorrow’s report. The Healthcare Ministry...

Macedonia 18.01.22 | 21:27

Highest daily infection rate of the epidemic – 2,269 new cases diagnosed, 13 deaths

Macedonia suffered its worst daily infection rate of the pandemic today, as 2,269 of the 7,038 tests came back positive. The Healthcare Ministry also informed that 13 patients died over the day, and 11 earlier unreported deaths are now confirmed. The spike in new cases is largely due to the free-wheeling...

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