In August, three people died as a result of the coronavirus in Montenegro, and 863 new cases of infection were registered, the Institute for Public Health (IJZ) announced.
The health institution told the MINA agency that in August, public health institutions tested 4.924 people.
"Out of that number, 863 were confirmed to be infected with SARS-CoV 2. The share of positive cases in the total number of people tested in public health institutions was 17,52 percent," the IJZ said.
They stated that in the same period, 1.803 samples were analyzed in private laboratories, of which 498 were with positive results.
"During July, a total of 629 newly positive cases of SARS-CoV-2 infection were diagnosed, while the share of positive cases in the total number of those tested for the reporting period was 12,2 percent, and we can talk about an increased number of cases of SARS-CoV-2 infection during the month of August ", they said from IJZ.
They stated that during August, three deaths were reported to IJZ as a result of contracting COVID-19.
As it is added, these are people over 70 years old, from Podgorica, Herceg Novi and Budva.
"Based on the information available to the IJZ, regardless of the increase in the number of cases of COVID19, there was no increase in the proportion of severe forms of the disease among those infected," said the Institute.
According to them, from the experience gained during the previous years, it is clear that COVID-19 still does not follow clear seasonal patterns like other respiratory viruses (e.g. flu), which are activated during late autumn, winter and early spring.
"When it comes to the activity of SARS-CoV-2, an increase in the number of infected people can happen at any time of the year," said the IJZ.
They were therefore added to all members of risk groups, in whom after infection with SARS-CoV2, a complicated, more severe form of the disease or death may develop, they are advised to be vaccinated, especially if they have not received a single dose of the vaccine so far or have not suffered from COVID -19.
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