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In November, Sweden recorded the highest number of deaths in the country in a month since 1918, when the Spanish flu broke out. A total of 8,088 people died in the country last month, the State Statistics Bureau (CSB) said on Monday. That is about 10 percent. more and the average number of deaths in 2015-2019.
“This is the highest number of deaths on record since November 1918, when the Spanish flu broke out,” said CSB spokesman Tom Johansson. It is true that there were twice as many deaths then: 16,600. Furthermore, Sweden had a much smaller population a century ago.
The second wave of the coronavirus pandemic in Sweden led to an increase in new infections. According to health services, 2,406 patients were treated for COVID-19 in hospitals on Monday, the highest number since April. True, only about 10 percent. patients need treatment in intensive care units. In April, they were 22 percent.
Sweden has had a relatively moderate course since the start of the pandemic, comparing most European countries. Therefore, critics have blamed the services for threatening human lives with this strategy. However, the government has long refused to impose restrictions and has instead issued recommendations to citizens.
In response to the growing number of infections, the government introduced mandatory restrictions for the first time in mid-November, including public gatherings and a ban on alcohol. Meetings in private apartments are not restricted and there is no obligation to wear masks.
10.3 million 320,098 cases of the virus and 7,514 deaths were confirmed in a country with a population last Friday.
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