05.01.22 06:22
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In the last 24 hours, 7,921 corona infections have been registered in Norway. That is 3,219 more than the same day last week, and 2,688 more than the previous day.
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The number of cases of infection is the highest recorded in a day so far in the pandemic. The previous peak of infection was December 14, with 6,003 infected.
In the last seven days, an average of 4,240 corona infections have been registered per day. The corresponding average seven days ago was 3,360, so the trend is rising.
Tønsberg and Færder
Late Tuesday night, 36 new cases of infection were reported in Tønsberg.
– 12 have an unknown route of infection and one was unvaccinated, says Tønsberg mayor Anne Rygh Pedersen.
On Wednesday morning, Færder municipality reports that 17 people tested positive for corona on Tuesday. Seven of those infected have an unknown route of transmission.
A total of 51 people in Færder have had corona detected this week.
In Tønsberg, the number for the week is 86.
During the last week, 205 people were diagnosed with covid-19 in Tønsberg and 100 people in Færder.
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Omikron dominates
It is the omicron variant that now dominates in Norway, in week 52 it accounted for 65.4 per cent of all cases of infection that were screened or sequenced.
– We have expected that the infection will increase now, mainly due to omicron. Now we are excited about the development in the coming weeks, says assistant health director Espen Nakstad to VG.
An increase in infection is expected now in January, not least because fewer people tested themselves in the last two weeks of December, and you are now back in everyday life with more testing, not least in schools.
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Fewer in hospitals
On Tuesday, 304 corona patients were hospitalized. There were 21 fewer than the day before. At the Hospital in Vestfold, however, there has been an increase from 13 to 15 inpatients.
95 of the patients are in the intensive care unit, and 68 of them receive respiratory treatment. There are 13 fewer in intensive care and six fewer in respirator compared with the day before, according to the Norwegian Directorate of Health’s overview.
A total of 412,472 people have now tested positive for corona in Norway, according to the National Institute of Public Health.
A total of 1,307 corona-infected people have died in Norway since March 2020, preliminary figures show.
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