The number of risk districts in Slovakia related to COVID-19 has increased significantly - red is already 41 districts. Orange is currently 20 districts and 18 districts remain on the green light for 2nd October. Today, the health minister Marek Krajčí informed about the current epidemiological situation.Since last week, the number of red districts has increased by another 22, currently 41. To the districts Bratislava I – V, Dolný Kubín, Komárno, Michalovce, Námestovo, Nitra, Senec, Senica, Snina, Sobrance, Stará Ľubovňa, Trenčín, Trnava, Tvrdošín and Veľký Krtíš have recently been added districts Banská Bystrica, Banská Štiavnica, Bardejov, Detva, Dunajská Streda, Hlohovec, Liptovský Mikuláš, Malacky, Martin, Myjava, Nové Zámky, Pezinok, Poprad, Prievidza, Šaľa, Stropkov, Svidník, Topoľčany, Turčianske Teplice, Žarnovica and Žiarnov nad Hronom. Orange districts are currently 20: Bánovce nad Bebravou, Brezno, Čadca, Galanta, Gelnica, Humenné, Ilava, Kežmarok, Nové Mesto nad Váhom, Partizánske, Piešťany, Prešov, Ružomberok, Sabinov, Spišská Nová Ves, Trebišov, Vranov nad Topľou, Zlaté Moravce, Zvolen and Žilina.
Again, the number of positive COVID-19 cases in the age group over 65 increased significantly, where there is a higher risk of complications and hospitalisation. In the last 14 days in this category 540 positive added cases. The biggest increase was recorded again Prešov region (127), followed by Žilinský (101), Nitriansky (88), Košický (59), Trenčiansky (53), Banskobystrický (42), Bratislava (37) and Trnavský (33).
Compared to 26 September data to date (2 October) Number of hospitalized patients increased COVID-19 of 119 at 215. The number of patients also increased, which Needing Support artificial pulmonary ventilation from 11 to the current 24 patients. Average number of positive cases per week is increasing, for the last week it is on average 510 cases per day. Number of positive people per 100 thousand inhabitants in the last 14 days (incidence) rose to 90 (before week 51.2). At the same time also increased spending of regional public health authorities to 72 to 129 percent. Successed increase the average number of tests performed from 4 399 to the current seven-day average of 5 857 and at the same time increased percentage of positive cases to 8.7 percent. Both the effective number of reproductions rose to 1.37 (before 1,206 weeks). A doubling in the number of positive cases occurs in 8 days, while 20 days ago. According to estimates the likelihood that there will be at least one person positive for COVID-19 disease in the whole Slovakia increases significantly depending on the number of participants in this event. While it is only 5 percent for 10 people, it is almost 50 percent for 100 people and it is more than 90 percent for 500 people. In Bratislava, this number is even higher for 10 people, it is more than 10 percent, for 100 people almost 80 percent and for a collective event involving 500 people in Bratislava it is 100 percent.