On Thursday, Sweden reported an increase of 4034 newly confirmed cases of coronavirus. Record numbers have been recorded repeatedly in the last few days, although in the autumn ahead the increase in new cases was not as significant as in other European countries. But now he was picking up speed.
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“There is a continuing increase in the number of cases in all but one area,” said Karin Tegmark Wissel, director of the microbiology department at the Swedish Public Health Office. “Now we are also beginning to see a fairly significant increase in the number of patients in intensive care,” she added.
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On Thursday, 90 people with covid-19 lay in the ICU, which is 19 more than on Wednesday. However, there are another 661 people in hospitals with the disease. In addition, the country recorded another five infected victims per day, a total of 6002.
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Prime Minister in quarantine
Swedish Prime Minister Stefen Löfven also acknowledged the unfavorable situation: “Development is moving in the wrong direction quickly. Many people are infected, many people die. It’s a serious situation. “
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Löfven is currently in quarantine. He went into isolation on his own because he met a person infected with coronavirus. He wrote it on his Facebook profile. He is quarantined with his wife and will work from home. Löfven said he was not in direct contact with the infected person, but that someone close to him was positive, and even though the person was already negative, he decided to quarantine on the advice of his doctor. “It’s the only responsible thing in this situation,” Löfven said, adding that he would be tested as soon as possible.
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In Sweden, the percentage of positive tests of all tests performed is also rising, rising to 9.7 percent this week, from 5.6 percent before. However, it is much less that a third of the positive in the Czech Republic, but the five percent limit is considered risky.
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However, the Swedish Health Authority said the epidemic in the spring was probably much more serious, as the Scandinavian country had one of the highest numbers of casualties per capita at the time, as only a limited number of tests were carried out, which meant many cases remained undetected.
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