of 65, 35 and 77 years, a 51-year-old man from tetovo and a 70-year-old man from resen. 74 patients recovered. up to that day 83,216 tests were made. on 18 july, 241 new cases were registered positive: 73 in skopje, 60 in štip, 32 in tetovo, 14 in gostivar, 10 in kumanovo, 8 in kočani, 6 in gevgelija, 5 in sveti nikole and prilep, 4 in strumica, 3 in bitola, struga, kriva palanka and radoviš, 2 in demir hisar, ohrid and kičevo and 1 in debar, probištip, veles, kratovo, vinica and kruševo each. eight deaths were confirmed: all men at the age of 76, 66, 59, 67, 61, 62, 67 and 76 years. two were from skopje, tetovo and struga each, one from gostivar and one from strumica. 51 patients recovered. on 19 july, 127 new cases were registered positive: 57 in skopje, 13 in štip, 12 in sveti nikole, 10 in struga, 8 in gostivar, 7 in ohrid, 6 in tetovo, 4 in kumanovo and kičevo, 2 in kratovo and probištip and 1 in kavadarci and demir hisar each. eight deaths were confirmed: four men at the age of 70, 93, 78 and 62, and four at the age of 34, 45, 78 and 87 with unknown gender. five of them were from skopje, one from tetovo, one from struga and one from kičevo. 83 patients recovered. health minister venko filipče saw photos on social media of parties and gatherings happening around many cities without following the protocols and protection measures. he then urgently requested all qualified institutions - the ministry of internal affairs and the competent inspectorates to conduct investigations and sanctions in all of those unlawful gatherings. "everyone must respect the measures to prevent the spread of the virus. any non-compliance with the measures will be adequately sanctioned", filipče said on his facebook profile. on 20 july, 96 new cases were registered positive: 24 in skopje and štip, 9 in struga, 7 in tetovo, 6 in ohrid and kumanovo, 5 in radoviš, 4 in gostivar, 3 in strumica and sveti nikole, 2 in kočani and 1 in kriva palanka, prilep and bitola each. ten deaths were confirmed: seven men at the age of 76, 48 (tested postmortem), 79, 60, 62, 79, 82 and three at the age of 85, 71 and 53 with unknown gender. four were from skopje, two from kumanovo and one from štip, tetovo, gostivar and kičevo each. 61 patients recovered. on 21 july, 163 new cases were registered positive: 52 in skopje, 33 in štip, 21 in kumanovo, 17 in gostivar, 7 in struga, 5 in bitola, 4 in kavadarci and tetovo, 3 in sveti nikole and demir hisar, 2 in kočani, probištip, debar, veles and prilep and 1 in makedonski brod, resen, kičevo, and ohrid each. 69 patients recovered. there were no confirmed deaths. on 22 july, 137 new cases were registered positive: 64 in skopje, 19 in štip, 14 in struga, 7 in kumanovo and tetovo, 6 in gostivar, 5 in ohrid, 4 in kičevo, 3 in sveti nikole, 2 in bitola and radoviš and 1 in prilep, kruševo, demir hisar and veles each. ten deaths were confirmed: five people (age 79, 76, 82, 61, 72) and five men (age 81, 80, 63, 66 and 67). five of them were from skopje, two from kumanovo, one from tetovo, gostivar and radoviš each. 131 patients recovered. the minister of economy, krešnik bekteši, announced on his facebook profile that he among the positives. on 23 july, 123 new cases were registered positive: 54 in skopje, 18 in štip, 16 in gostivar, 6 in struga, 5 in kumanovo and tetovo, 4 in kičevo and debar, 3 in ohrid, 2 in sveti nikole and bitola and 1 in prilep, kruševo, resen and demir hisar each. three deaths were confirmed: all men (age 55, 61 and 67). one of them was from skopje, one from debar and one from strumica. 74 patients recovered. the minister of education, arber ademi, announced that he is among the positives. on 24 july, 129 new cases were registered positive: 45 in skopje, 25 in štip, 9 in gostivar and tetovo, 7 in kumanovo, 6 in kičevo and bitola, 5 in struga, 4 in prilep, 3 in sveti nikole, kočani and ohrid and 1 in kavadarci, delčevo, demir hisar and debar each. six deaths were confirmed. 109 patients recovered. on 25 july, 137 new cases were registered positive: 60 in skopje, 16 in štip, 13 in kumanovo, 11 in gostivar, 7 in tetovo, 5 in debar, bitola, kičevo, 3 in sveti nikole, prilep and veles and 1 in ohrid, struga, vinica, demir hisar, probištip and kočani each. nine deaths were confirmed. 103 patients recovered. up to that day 94,092 tests were made. on 26 july, 152 new cases were registered positive: 39 in skopje, 20 in kumanovo, 15 in gostivar, 14 in štip, 13 in struga, 9 in tetovo, 8 in debar, 5 in kavadarci and bitola, 4 in strumica, 3 in gevgelija, delčevo and ohrid, 2 in makedonski brod, demir hisar and kičevo and 1 in radoviš, kočani, prilep, kratovo and sveti nikole each. 70 patients recovered. on 27 july, 128 new cases were registered positive: 52 in skopje, 29 in štip, 13 in gostivar, 10 in kavadarci, 6 in kumanovo and tetovo, 3 in makedonski brod, 2 in vinica, bitola and prilep and 1 in sveti nikole, kočani and probištip each. six deaths were confirmed: four men from skopje (age 82, 48, 82 and 60), a 52-year-old man from kičevo and a 75-year-old man from struga. 137 patients recovered. on 28 july, 102 new cases were registered positive: 39 in skopje, 13 in štip, 11 in kumanovo, 8 in gostivar, 6 in bitola, 4 in kičevo, 3 in sveti nikole, kavadarci and ohrid, 2 in tetovo and struga and 1 in makedonski brod, vinica, demir hisar, kočani and radoviš each. five deaths were confirmed: a 72-year-old man from kičevo, a 70-year-old man from skopje, a 76-year-old man from štip, a 48-year-old man from prilep and a 64-year-old man from kumanovo. 99 patients recovered. on 29 july, 188 new cases were registered positive: 44 in skopje, 24 in tetovo, 23 in gostivar, 21 in struga and kumanovo, 18 in štip, 10 in kičevo, 6 in ohrid, 5 in bitola, 3 in makedonski brod and kavadarci, 2 in negotino and probištip and 1 in debar, resen, demir hisar, kočani, veles and kriva palanka each. five deaths were confirmed: a 62-year-old woman from skopje, two men from tetovo (age 76 and 61), a 78-year-old woman from kumanovo and a 74-year-old man from bitola. 268 patients recovered. on 30 july, 119 new cases were registered positive: 35 in skopje, 17 in štip, 15 in kumanovo, 8 in bitola, gostivar and kičevo, 5 in demir hisar, 4 in tetovo, 3 in veles, prilep, struga and ohrid, 2 in kavadarci and 1 in kriva palanka, resen, berovo, sveti nikole and kočani each. four deaths were confirmed: three men from skopje (age 65, 66, 73) and a 72-year-old man from gostivar. 89 patients recovered. another possible outbreak may have begun in the clothing industries in štip, due to many workers testing positive. the director of the center for public health in štip, marija dimitrova, said that according to their analysis from the beginning of the pandemic, until then the virus has entered a total of 19 textile factories. she also added that the situation is under control. on 31 july, 139 new cases were registered positive: 36 in skopje, 16 in gostivar, 15 in kičevo, 14 in tetovo, 11 in štip and kumanovo, 8 in struga, 6 in vinica, 5 in kavadarci, 4 in veles, 2 in debar, bitola and probištip and 1 in makedonski brod, sveti nikole, resen, kruševo, strumica, prilep and kočani each. six deaths were confirmed: five men from skopje (age 66, 67, 34, 67, 86) and a 76-year-old man from kočani. 534 patients recovered. august 2020 on 1 august, 138 new cases were registered positive: 47 in skopje, 17 in kumanovo, 16 in štip, 10 in debar and gostivar, 6 in makedonski brod, 5 in bitola, veles and kočani, 3 in kičevo, 2 in prilep, tetovo, vinica and ohrid and 1 in resen, kratovo, kavadarci, demir hisar, probištip and kriva palanka each. seven deaths were confirmed: two women from skopje (age 67 and 64), a 53-year-old woman from makedonski brod, a 64-year-old man from štip, a 41-year-old woman from kičevo, a 27-year-old man from bitola and a 78-year-old man from debar. 144 patients recovered. on 2 august, 166 new cases were registered positive: 47 in skopje, 23 in štip, 17 in kumanovo, 15 in gostivar, 12 in tetovo and kičevo, 10 in makedonski brod, 9 in kavadarci, 7 in struga, 3 in ohrid, 2 in negotino, vinica and sveti nikole and 1 in gevgelija, demir hisar, bitola, strumica and debar each. four deaths were confirmed: a 77-year-old man from skopje, a 70-year-old man from bitola, a 72-year-old man from kičevo and a 58-year-old man from štip. 185 patients recovered. up to that day 105,357 tests were made. on 3 august, 74 new cases were registered positive: 22 in gostivar, 14 in skopje, 13 in štip, 8 in kumanovo, 4 in vinica, 3 in sveti nikole, berovo and kavadarci, 2 in kičevo and 1 in struga and kočani each. three deaths were confirmed: a 73-year-old man from bitola, a 44-year-old man from skopje and a 73-year-old man from demir hisar. 90 patients recovered. on 4 august, 75 new cases were registered positive: 32 in skopje, 8 in gostivar and kavadarci, 7 in tetovo, 5 in štip, 4 in kumanovo, 2 in makedonski brod, kičevo and probištip and 1 in sveti nikole, kočani, negotino, strumica and vinica each. five deaths were confirmed: a 52-year-old man from skopje, a 64-year-old man from ohrid, two men from kumanovo (age 55 and 82) and a 62-year-old man from gostivar. 136 patients recovered. on 5 august, 88 new cases were registered positive: 23 in skopje, 11 in struga, 10 in štip, 8 in kumanovo and ohrid, 4 in makedonski brod and gostivar, 3 in bitola and prilep, 2 in vinica, sveti nikole, veles, tetovo, debar and kičevo and 1 in strumica and kavadarci each. six deaths were confirmed: two women from skopje (age 56 and 75), a 91-year-old man from kumanovo, a 64-year-old man from gostivar, an 82-year-old man from tetovo and a 58-year-old man from štip. 113 patients recovered. the government has declared a 30-day state of emergency on the country's southern and northern border, due to the significant number of migrants passing through the country, risking the spread of the disease. on 6 august, 113 new cases were registered positive: 35 in skopje, 23 in štip, 15 in gostivar, 12 in kumanovo, 7 in bitola, 6 in ohrid, 5 in tetovo, 2 in demir hisar and kočani and 1 in makedonski brod, prilep, valandovo, vinica, struga and probištip each. six deaths were confirmed: three men from skopje (age 64, 22, 83), a 72-year-old man from kumanovo, a 48-year-old man from struga and a 75-year-old man from ohrid. 259 patients recovered. on 7 august, 155 new cases were registered positive: 51 in skopje, 22 in gostivar, 14 in kavadarci, 13 in štip, 11 in kumanovo, 10 in tetovo, 6 in ohrid, 5 in makedonski brod, 4 in demir hisar and prilep, 3 in kičevo and struga, 2 in debar, negotino and vinica and 1 in bitola, probištip and gevgelija each. two deaths were confirmed: a 74-year-old man from štip and an 80-year-old man from skopje. 127 patients recovered. on 8 august, 200 new cases were registered positive: 65 in skopje, 21 in štip, 14 in kumanovo and gostivar, 12 in veles and tetovo, 7 in kavadarci and bitola, 6 in debar and kičevo, 5 in kočani, 5 in struga, 4 in makedonski brod, ohrid and radoviš, 3 in prilep, probištip and sveti nikole, 2 in demir hisar and 1 in negotino, kriva palanka and strumica each. four deaths were confirmed: a 70-year-old man from skopje, a 58-year-old man from gostivar, a 51-year-old man from kumanovo and a 66-year-old man from makedonski brod. 15 patients recovered. on 9 august, 85 new cases were registered positive: 32 in skopje, 9 in štip and kumanovo, 7 in gostivar