The focus of COVID is increasing: MAP of analysts, there are more black districts! It was to be expected, vaccination is low – Topky.sk

Analysts assessed the situation according to PCR tests. The figures indicate a deteriorating situation in eastern Slovakia, in Kysucie and in the Poltár district. Stará Ľubovňa, Svidník and Bardejov belong to the three districts with the worst 7-day incidence. The third wave is here and the situation is likely to be even worse than originally expected. According to the Prime Minister, this is also due to the low vaccination rate.

VIDEO According to Prime Minister Heger, the pandemic situation is getting worse: We expected it because vaccination coverage is low

The worst situation is in the district of Stará Ľubovňa

Positive cases are increasing and hospital beds are being filled, which are slowly approaching further reprofiling. Vaccination was supposed to ensure that people would not need to be hospitalized and would not end up on devices. However, the vaccination rate in Slovakia is only around 43 percent. Yesterday, there were almost 2,000 more cases in terms of positive PCR tests. Analysts from Data without Pathos have compiled a new ranking of district evaluations.

According to him, there are already 10 districts in the black phase (Stará Ľubovňa, Svidník, Bardejov, Stropkov, Čadca, Námestovo, Žilina, Humenné, Košice – surroundings and Poltár). There are 17 districts in the burgundy phase (Košice with all parts are counted as one district), 41 districts in the red and only four districts in the orange phase. If positive antigen tests were also taken into account, there would be up to 24 districts of black districts.

Source: Data without pathos

Hospitals are filling up

Hospitals have reported an increase in hospitalized patients in the last week. 123 out of 505 beds are occupied in the Prešov Region, 133 out of 480 in the Košice Region, and 126 out of 386 in the Žilina Region. These peacocks are the worst in terms of the number of cases. There are 74 out of 577 beds in the Banská Bystrica Region, 45 out of 217 in Trnavský, 89 out of 501 in Trenčianský, 54 out of 576 in Nitra and 47 out of 165 in Bratislava.

Source: Data without pathos

The situation is getting worse, but we expected it, vaccination coverage is low

Prime Minister Eduard Heger (OĽANO) called on people to abide by pandemic measures. He pointed out the onslaught of patients facing hospitals and the heavy burden on healthcare professionals. For those who do not want to be vaccinated against COVID-19, he said the only tool is wearing a drape or respirator.

Source: Topky / Vlado Anjel

“The pandemic situation in Slovakia is deteriorating. This is not an unexpected news. We expected it not only because it is happening due to the situation in other countries, but also due to low vaccination coverage,” the Prime Minister stated. He added that more than 80 percent of those hospitalized are unvaccinated. “I don’t blame people, it’s up to everyone to decide whether or not to protect themselves with a vaccine.” he added. As he reminded, full hospitals cause delays in operations due to the need to reprofile beds, but also place an enormous burden on health professionals. He thanked the paramedics for their sacrifice and encouraged them in their further deployment.